Cook Incorporated Prevails in German Patent Nullification Case Filed by Boston Scientific.Business Editors/Health Writers BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BW HealthWire)--June 5, 2002 The German Federal Patent Court has rejected a request from Boston Scientific Corporation asking the court to nullify nul·li·fy tr.v. nul·li·fied, nul·li·fy·ing, nul·li·fies 1. To make null; invalidate. 2. To counteract the force or effectiveness of. Cook Incorporated's German patent covering its Gianturco Z stent design, Cook officials announced today. The Cook Z(R) Stent is a core technology employed in many of Cook's leading medical devices, including the new Zenith(TM) AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Endovascular Graft. In its complaint, Boston Scientific claimed Cook's Z stent design was not novel and asked the court to nullify Germany's recognition of Cook's patent on this technology. The court rejected those claims and dismissed the complaint. Cook vigorously defends its intellectual property protection covering the Z Stent and has pursued patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and other legal action against numerous parties in the United States and abroad to ensure exclusive access to this important medical device technology for Cook and its designated license holders. "Along with our settlements earlier this year with Guidant, Cordis, SooHoo Medi Tech Ltd. and Life Partners to protect our Z Stent design patents, this decision further demonstrates Cook's vigilance in protecting our legal rights for this device around the world," said Pete Yonkman, general counsel, Cook Group Incorporated. With international headquarters in Bloomington, Ind., privately held COOK(R) (www.cookgroup.com/) is a leading designer, manufacturer and global distributor of minimally invasive medical device technology for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Since its founding in 1963, Cook has created innovative technologies for stents and stent-grafts, catheters, wire guides, introducer needles and sheaths, embolization embolization /em·bo·li·za·tion/ (em?bo-li-za´shun) 1. the process or condition of becoming an embolus. 2. therapeutic introduction of a substance into a vessel in order to occlude it. coils, tissue-engineered medical biomaterials, vena cava filters Vena Cava Filter Definition A vena cava filter is a device inserted into a major vein to prevent a blood clot from entering the lungs. Purpose , implanted cardiac lead extraction equipment and other minimally invasive medical devices. |
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