Legal Opinion
Medtronic, Inc. v. Guidant Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 12, 2006No. 2005-1515PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHALL, Circuit Judge.
This is a patent case. Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) is a manufacturer of medical devices. It filed a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against Gui-dant Corporation, Guidant Sales Corporation, Eli Lilly & Company (“Eli Lilly”), and Mirowski Family Ventures L.L.C. In the action, Medtronic alleged that claims 15-26 of U.S. Reissue Patent No. 38,119 (“the RE'119 patent”), a reissue of U.S. Patent No. 4,928,688 (“the '688 patent”), are invalid by reason of violation of the rule against recapturing surrendered subject…
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