Legal Opinion
Medtronic, Inc. v. Guidant Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 19, 2005No. CIV.03-848-SLRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On August 29, 2003, plaintiff Medtronic, Incorporated filed this declaratory judgment action against defendants Guidant Corporation, Guidant Sales Corporation, Eli Lilly and Company and Mirowski Family Ventures. (D.I.l) Plaintiffs complaint alleges that claims 15-26 of U.S. Patent No. RE38,119 (“the RET19 patent”) are invalid. 1 (Id.) On September 12, 2003, plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which was answered by defendants on September 23, 2003. (D.I.4, 11) Defendants amended their answer on September 25, 2003. (D.I.12)
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