Edwards Lifesciences03.23.18
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, developer of patient-focused innovations for structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) decided in Edwards' favor in an Inter Partes Review (IPR) of Boston Scientific's U.S. transcatheter heart valve patent, number 8,992,608 (the '608 patent). The USPTO determined that all claims of the '608 patent that have been asserted against Edwards are invalid.
The '608 patent was asserted against Edwards in a case filed by Boston Scientific in Delaware in 2016. Subsequently, Edwards asserted three of its own foundational transcatheter heart valve patents against Boston Scientific. The Edwards patent claims are unaffected by the USPTO's ruling and will continue to trial, which is expected later in 2018.
The '608 patent was asserted against Edwards in a case filed by Boston Scientific in Delaware in 2016. Subsequently, Edwards asserted three of its own foundational transcatheter heart valve patents against Boston Scientific. The Edwards patent claims are unaffected by the USPTO's ruling and will continue to trial, which is expected later in 2018.