Court denies Medtronic’s appeal request in $23M patent infringement decision

A judge’s $23 million ruling against Medtronic will stand after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected the company’s appeal request April 29, LSIPR reports.

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The court ordered Medtronic to pay a spine surgeon around $23 million for multiple patent infringements in January. Medtronic appealed and lost in a split 2-1 opinion, which upheld the judge’s ruling.

The court rejected Medtronic’s attempt to revisit the case. The court provided no further information.

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