Legal Opinion
Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. v. Ventritex, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 21, 1992No. 91-1289PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
In this case, plaintiff Telectronics charged defendant Ventritex with patent infringement, alleging that Ventritex had engaged in activities that were not exempt under 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(1) (1988) as activities “solely for uses reasonably related” to obtaining FDA approval of its implantable defibrillator. In addition, plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment that, upon FDA approval, sales of Ventritex’s device would infringe Telectronics’ patents. Defendant moved to dismiss the action. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California converted the…
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