Edwards Lifesciences to Acquire Innovalve
Edwards Lifesciences recently announced that it would acquire Innovalve Bio Medical, an early-stage transcatheter mitral valve replacement (“TMVR”) company. Edwards had the option to acquire Innovalve following an initial investment...
Middle District of North Carolina Grants Preliminary Injunction in Natera, Inc. v. NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc.
(December 27, 2023) Natera Inc. succeeded in obtaining a preliminary injunction against NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc.’s medical assay test. Natera’s ongoing federal lawsuit alleges that NeoGenomics’ product “RaDaR,” a tumor informed...
Federal Circuit Vacates PTAB’s Decisions in Axonics, Inc. v. Medtronic, Inc.
Sacral neuromodulation stimulates nerves above the tailbone to treat fetal incontinence and related bowel and bladder control issues. After California-based Axonics Inc. (“Axonics”) entered the sacral neuromodulation market in late 2019,...
Federal Circuit Upholds Lower Court Decision in Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
By Rory Lootsma (August 18, 2022) The Federal Circuit has affirmed that Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. did not infringe Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. patents, easing Eagle’s path to market a generic competitor...
Niazi’s Patent Survives on Appeal: Federal Circuit Reverses In Part Lower Court’s Decision
On April 11, 2022, Niazi Licensing Corporation (“Niazi”) succeeded in part in its appeal at the Federal Circuit in Niazi Licensing Corporation v. St. Jude Medical S.C. Inc. Niazi’s lawsuit...
