Patent case nears trial
By HME News Staff
Updated Wed April 2, 2014
SAN DIEGO - Just ahead of a trial, ResMed has dropped one of its patent infringement claims against BMC Medical/3B Medical, according to BMC/3B Medical.
ResMed voluntarily withdrew the patent from investigation after an International Trade Commission (ITC) administrative law judge issued a ruling that restricted the scope of its claims, according to a release.
ResMed in May 2013 filed a lawsuit against BMC and announced several months later that the ITC had agreed to investigate theChinese medical device manufacturer and its U.S.-based distributors, 3B Medical and 3B Products, for patent infringement.
A trial is scheduled for April 10.
ResMed filed a similar suit against Taiwanese manufacturer Apex Medical in 2013. The U.S. patent and trademark office in February agreed to re-examine five ResMed patents in response to challenges filed by Apex.
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