White

Medtronic, Inc. v. White

Good Law

365 F. Supp. 2d 1105·2005 WL 937659·2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10902

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaApril 21, 2005C 04-2201 JSWCalifornia7,539 words

Opinion

White, J.

ORDER RE CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ORDER DENYING DR. WHITE’S MOTION TO STRIKE; ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATING RULE

Presently before the Court are cross motions for summary judgment on the issue of ownership of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,582,458 (the “ ’458 Patent”) and 6,613,073 (the “ ’073 Patent”) (collectively, the “patents in suit”) filed by Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”), Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (“LA Biomed”), formerly known as the Research and Education Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and Dr. Geoffrey White. Having considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and having had the benefit of oral argument, the Court HEREBY DENIES Medtronic’s motion for partial summary judgment, DENIES LA Biomed’s motion for partial summary judgment, and GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Dr. White’s motion for partial summary judgment.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 15, 2003, Edwards Lifesci-ences LLC Research initiated a patent infringement lawsuit (the “Edwards patent litigation”) against Medtronic, Inc. and Cook Incorporated (“Cook”). In that case, Edwards alleges that defendants are in fringing the patents in suit. On March 17, 2004,…

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