This post continues our monthly summary of patent litigation in
the District of Minnesota, including short summaries of various
substantive orders issued in pending cases.
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. v. Cardio Flow, Inc., 18-cv-01253
(SRN/KMM) (D. Minn. May 2, 2019)
Judge Nelson affirmed Magistrate Judge Menendez's
non-dispositive protective order related to a patent prosecution
bar. Defendant Cardio Flow had moved for a protective order asking
for Plaintiff Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.'s ("CSI")
patent prosecution counsel, Mr. Jeffrey Stone, to be subject to a
patent prosecution bar. Magistrate Judge Menendez held that under
the patent prosecution bar, Mr. Stone could either be privy to
confidential patent discovery in the litigation, or he could
continue to prosecute analogous patent matters for CSI. CSI
objected to Magistrate Judge Menendez's order.
