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Edwards Lifesciences v. CoreValve, No. 11-1215 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 13, 2012)

Affirmed in Part
Infringement Injunction Sealing / Protective Order
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1215
Decided
November 13, 2012
Judge
Newman, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
22 pages

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Edwards Lifesciences AG and Edwards Lifesciences LLC (collectively "Edwards") sued defendants CoreValve, Inc. and its successor in interest Medtronic CoreValve, LLC (collectively "Core Valve") for infringement of United States Patent No. 5,411,552 ("the '552 patent") issued May 2, 1995, entitled "Valve Prosthesis for Implantation in the Body and a Catheter for Implanting Such Valve Prosthesis." Two other patents, initially in suit, are not at issue. The inven­ tors are Dr. Henning R.

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