Venture Capitalist Funding in Medtech Increasing
Recent reports, including one by PitchBook, indicate that both venture capitalist funding for medtech companies and the variety of medtech companies receiving venture capitalist funding has increased since the first...
Medtronic Completes Acquisition of Cardiac Mapping Company Affera
Medtronic recently announced that its acquisition of Affera, Inc. has been completed. The acquisition was previously announced to be for $925 million with a $250 million contingency, as reported by...
Pfizer Australia Announces Deal to Acquire ResApp Health
ResApp Health recently announced its planned sale to Pfizer Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. Pfizer agrees it would acquire 100% of the shares for AUD $0.115 /...
Bioventus’ Shareholders Approve Acquisition of Misonix
Bioventus recently announced that its shareholders approved its agreement to acquire Misonix. Bioventus agrees to pay Misonix shareholders either 1.6839 shares of Bioventus class A common stock or $28.00 for...
Supreme Court Upholds, but Limits, Patent Infringement Defense of “Assignor Estoppel”
The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided a case resolving a patent dispute between two medical device companies, Hologic, Inc. and Minerva Surgical. The opinion was closely watched because it raised...
Balancing Intellectual Property (IP) Interests with National Interest in Response to the Coronavirus
Traditionally, it has been fairly uncommon to see new legislation in intellectual property (IP) law, compared to other areas of law. Instead, courts have generally been the avenue through which...
