Thursday, August 9, 2012

Smith & Nephew scores patent victory against Kinetic Concepts - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Negative pressure wound therapy, which promotes healing by applyintg suction to the surfacesof wounds, has been a for Smith Nephew’s advanced wound management division, whichh has its North American headquarters in St. Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN) is a London-based medical technology firm. Kinetic Concepts (NYSE: KCI) is a San Texas, firm that dominates the market for negative pressurewound therapy. The Patents Court had that seven out of the 10 claimz KCI asserted againstSmith & Nephew were invalid but that Smitg & Nephew had infringed on KCI’s patent in threes claims. Smith & Nephew appealed the decisiobn tothe U.K.
Court of Appeal, which ruled July 14 that all claims assertedc againstSmith & Nephew were invalid, the releases said. KCI plans an appea l to the House of the company said in its own Several other patent cases involving KCI andSmithb & Nephew are pending in other

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