Oral Argument in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic, Inc.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument last week in Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic, Inc. over the issue of assignor estoppel. As a reminder, the case arose in an infringement suit over U.S. Patent Nos. 6,782,183 and 9,095,348. The patents were directed to "procedures and devices for endometrial ablation." Claim 9 of the '183 patent and claim 1 of the '348 patent were considered by the Court to be representative......
By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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