Guidant v. St. Jude
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Guidant wins appeal from Washington, D.C. federal court to reinstate the validity of a defibrillator patent it claims St. Jude Medical infringed and return the case to the lower court to determine infringement and damages. In February 2002, a federal district court judge overturned a July 2001 jury decision finding St. Jude liable for $140 mil. in damages for infringing Guidant patents (1"The Gray Sheet" Feb. 18, 2002, In Brief)...