BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. v. SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) AG

CIV. A. Nos. 94-10967-DPW, 95-12715-DPW.

983 F.Supp. 245 (1997)

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP., Plaintiff, Defendant-in-Counterclaim, v. SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) AG, and Schneider (USA) Inc., Defendants and Counterclaimants, v. SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-in-Counterclaim. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP. and Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., and Schneider (Europe) AG, and Schneider (USA), Inc. Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

October 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Hillman, Heidi E. Harvey, John M. Skenyon, Fish & Richardson, Boston, MA, for Boston Scientific Corp.

John E. Kidd, Louis Greco, Donald L. Rhoads, Rogers & Wells, New York City, Michael B. Bogdanow, Cynthia J. Cohen, Meehan, Boyle & Cohen, PC, Boston, MA, Timothy C. Blank, Dechert, Price & Rhoades, Boston, MA, Joseph A. Tate, Judy L. Leone, Martin J. Black, Dechert Price & Rhoades, Philadelphia, PA, for Schneider (USA) AG.

Robert E. Hillman, Heidi E. Harvey, Kurt L. Glitzenstein, Fish & Richardson, Boston, MA, for SciMed Life Systems, Inc.

Paul F. Ware, Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar, Boston, MA, for Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Bryan Baumeister, Roger & Wells, New York City.

Leora Ben-Ami, Annette M. McGarry, John E. Kidd, Roger & Wells, New York City.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDERS

WOODLOCK, District Judge.

I.

These two cases present images from the kaleidoscopic reconfigurations of products, affiliations and litigation undertaken during the past decade by four competitors in the market for medical devices designed to treat clogged coronary arteries.

The first case before me (Civil Action No. 94-10967-DPW) was initiated by Competitor A to establish that its products do not infringe the...

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