Medtronic gains rights to Angeion ICD patents through arbitrator's decision; Angeion considers legal action.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
ANGEION WEIGHS RESPONSE TO AWARDING OF ICD PATENTS TO MEDTRONIC by arbitrator William Webster of the Washington D.C. law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Webster's decision resolves a patent licensing dispute brought by Pacesetter parent St. Jude against Medtronic in 1995. Pacesetter obtained rights to Angeion's implantable cardioverter defibrillator patents in 1993 ("The Gray Sheet" March 22, 1993, In Brief).