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CORDIS CORP. v. MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.

Civ. Nos. 97-550-SLR, 98-19-SLR.

576 F.Supp.2d 645 (2008)

CORDIS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., Boston Scientific Corporation, and Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Defendants. Boston Scientific Corporation and Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Ethicon, Inc., Cordis Corporation and Johnson & Johnson Interventional Systems Co., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

September 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven J. Balick, Esquire, John G. Day, Esquire and Tiffany Geyer Lydon, Esquire of Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE, for Cordis Corporation. Of Counsel: Gregory L. Diskant, Esquire, Eugene M. Gelernter, Esquire, Michael J. Timmons, Esquire, Scott B. Howard, Esquire and Kathleen M. Crotty of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, LLP, New York, NY.

Karen Jacobs Louden, Esquire of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Of Counsel: D. Michael Underhill, Esquire, Eric J. Maurer, Esquire, Jack A. Simms, Jr. and Christopher L. Hayes of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Washington, DC.

Josy W. Ingersoll, Esquire, Karen L. Pascale, Esquire and Karen E. Keller, Esquire of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Boston Scientific Corporation and Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Of Counsel: George E. Badenoch, Esquire, Mark A. Chapman, Esquire and Huiya Wu, Esquire of Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Cordis Corporation ("Cordis") is the owner of United States Patent No. 4,739,762 ("the '762 patent"). The '762 patent discloses a coronary stent that can be mounted on an angioplasty balloon and delivered to a target location intraluminally (i.e., through the vascular system) by a catheter. Once the stent and balloon reach the targeted location, the balloon is inflated...

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