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Nevro Corp. v. Boston Scientific Corp., No. 18-2220 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 9, 2020)

Vacated & Remanded
Indefiniteness Summary Judgment Infringement
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 18-2220
Also Docketed
No. 18-2349 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
April 9, 2020
Judge
Moore, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
17 pages

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Nevro Corporation sued Boston Scientific Corporation and Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation (col- lectively, Boston Scientific) in the Northern District of Cal- ifornia, alleging infringement of eighteen claims across seven patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 8,359,102; 8,712,533; 8,768,472; 8,792,988; 9,327,125; 9,333,357; and 9,480,842.1 The asserted patents are directed to high-frequency spinal cord stimulation therapy for inhibiting an individual’s pain.2 According to the specification, conventional spinal cor…

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