Valve Wars, Part II: Edwards vs. Medtronic

Last summer the District Court of Mannheim issued an injunction prohibiting Medtronic from selling its CoreValve and CoreValve Evolut transcatheter valves in Germany. The injunction was based on the Spenser patent. Today Medtronic announced that the European Patent Office has revoked the Spenser patent in its entirety. This outcome is a big win for Medtronic in Europe, although the ruling is subject to appeal by Edwards.
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