Legal Opinion

Telectronics Proprietary, Ltd. v. Medtronic, Inc.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 19, 1988No. 83 CIV. 8568 (PKL)PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

LEISURE, District Judge.

This case has its origins in a patent-infringement suit brought before the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) by Medtronic against Telectronics in July 1983. Telectronics Proprietary Ltd. initiated this action, seeking declaratory judgment of noninfringement and invalidity, in November 1983. Medtronic responded with its answer and a counterclaim for infringement of four patents; Telectronics replied by asserting the defense of a license.

After discovery in the ITC case, 1 Telec-tronics amended its complaint in this Court to assert antitrust claims.…

2Cases cited72 opinions

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