Boston Scientific Gets Damages Reduced in Patent Case with Medtronic
Luke Timmerman8/29/08
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) said today it scored a victory with a U.S. District Court in Texas. A jury had previously determined the Natick, MA-based medical device company violated Medtronic’s patents on balloon catheters and stent delivery systems, awarding damages of $250 million. The court today found that two patents held by Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) were unenforceable, and it chose to reduce damages awarded to $19 million. Boston Scientific plans to appeal the remaining $19 million damage award to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, and said it is “confident” it will win.
Luke Timmerman is the National Biotech Editor of Xconomy, and the Editor of Xconomy Seattle. E-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com or follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ldtimmerman.
