EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG v. COREVALVE, INC.

Nos. 2011-1215, 2011-1257.

699 F.3d 1305 (2012)

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG and Edwards Lifesciences LLC, Plaintiffs-Cross Appellants, v. COREVALVE, INC. and Medtronic CoreValve, LLC, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

November 13, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Nathan , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiffs-cross appellants. With him on the brief were Catherine Nyarady , Kripa Raman , Brian P. Egan and Robert A. Weinstock . Of counsel on the brief was Jack B. Blumenfeld , of Wilmington, DE.

Jeffrey W. Sarles , Mayer Brown LLP, of Chicago, IL, argued for defendants-appellants. With him on the brief were James R. Ferguson , Melissa A. Anyetei and Brent A. Batzer . Of counsel on the brief were Donald M. Falk and Rita K. Lomio , of Palo Alto, CA.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge PROST.


NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Edwards Lifesciences AG and Edwards Lifesciences LLC (collectively "Edwards") sued defendants CoreValve, Inc. and its successor in interest Medtronic CoreValve, LLC (collectively "CoreValve") for infringement of United States Patent No. 5,411,552 ("the '552 patent") issued May 2, 1995, entitled "Valve Prosthesis for Implantation in the Body and a Catheter for Implanting Such Valve Prosthesis." Two other patents, initially in suit, are not at...

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