A medical device maker has won its bid to amend a patent for a heart implant and dodge Edwards Lifesciences' attacks, after European appellate officials found that its added features still made the cut.
A medical device maker has won its bid to amend a patent for a heart implant and dodge Edwards Lifesciences' attacks, after European appellate officials found that its added features still made the cut.
Appellate officials at a European patent authority have refused to nix a Baxter subsidiary's dialysis machine patent, rejecting Fresenius Medical Care's claims that its earlier dialysis machines already featured the essential elements in the patent.
Merck has won its bid to amend a patent over its blockbuster cancer-treating drug Keytruda, after European officials ruled that its stabilizing features for long-term refrigeration were inventive.
Apple has persuaded European Union officials to reject an Israeli technology company's "Appleye" trademark application, proving it comes too close to the name of the U.S. giant.
A company that makes skincare for pregnant women has lost its bid to trademark its name "Pure Mama," after European officials ruled that an individual trader had already cornered the market for "Mama" signs.
