FEDERAL CIRCUIT RULING FAVORS MORGAN AND FINNEGAN CLIENT
Date: 05/26/06
On May 26, 2006 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. v. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. affirmed rulings by the U.S. District Court of Delaware that Morgan & Finnegan’s client Medinol, along with two other cardiovascular stent manufacturers, did not infringe any of the patents owned and asserted by Medtronic. After favorable claim construction rulings by the District Court, Medinol was granted its motion for summary judgment of non-infringement of all four asserted patents. The Federal Circuit Court affirmed the district court's claim construction and summary judgment non-infringement rulings.