Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Atlas IP, LLC v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 15-1071 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 29, 2015)

Affirmed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 15-1071
Also Docketed
No. 15-1105 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
October 29, 2015
Judge
Taranto, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
19 pages

From the Opinion

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Atlas IP, LLC owns U.S. Patent No. 5,371,734, which describes and claims a protocol for controlling wireless network communications between a hub and remotes. In December 2013, Atlas sued Medtronic, Inc. , Medtronic USA, Inc., and M edtronic MiniMed, Inc. (collectively, “Medtronic”), alleging that certain Medtronic medical products for monitoring a patient’s condition infringed the ’734 patent.