Medtronic, Inc. v. Norred
Addressing a patent owner's objections to demonstrative
exhibits, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (PTO's)
Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) overruled the objection of the
patent owner's representative and encouraged the parties to
resolve additional disputes prior to the hearing.
Medtronic, Inc. v. Norred, Case Nos. IPR2014-00110,
-00111, and -00395 (PTAB, Jan. 23, 2015) (Weatherly, APJ).
The patent at issue relates generally to an aortic heart valve
that can be placed inside a patient without the need for open heart
surgery. The petitioner filed two petitions for inter partes review
(IPR) of the patent, asserting that several of the patented claims
were invalid as anticipated and/or obvious.
