Legal Opinion
Medtronic, Inc. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided January 19, 1983No. Civ. 3-80-617PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEVITT, Senior District Judge.
In this bench tried patents infringement suit between Minnesota corporations, each of which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electromedical devices, plaintiffs Medtronic, Inc., and Med-Rel, Inc., claim that defendant Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., has infringed three of their patents involving circuitry in implantable heart pacers and seek injunctive relief and damages. Defendant denies infringement and claims the patents are invalid for lack of novelty and for obviousness under 35 U.S.C. §§ 102, 103.
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Medtronic, Inc., and Med-Rel, Inc. v. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
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