Niazi, Imran v. Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN IMRAN NIAZI, Plaintiff, v. OPINION and ORDER MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. and THOMAS 22-cv-381-jdp MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC., Defendants. The parties dispute the meaning of a settlement agreement that resolved a patent infringement case in this court. In the settlement agreement, defendants Merit Medical Systems, Inc. and Thomas Medical Products, Inc. agreed to pay plaintiff Imran Niazi royalties for products covered by Niazi’s patent, including some specifically named products. Later, in a separate lawsuit, the Federal…