MEDTRONIC, INC. v. ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR

Nos. 00-1205, 00-1214.

248 F.3d 1303 (2001)

MEDTRONIC, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., and Guidant Corporation, Defendants-Cross Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided April 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael V. Ciresi, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, L.L.P., of Minneapolis, Minnesota, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Thomas L. Hamlin, John N. Love, Jan M. Conlin, Tara D. Sutton, Katie Crosby Lehmann. Of counsel was David S. Toepfer.

Richard A. Bardin, Fulwider Patton Lee & Utecht, LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for defendants-cross appellants. On the brief were John S. Nagy, John K. Fitzgerald, and James Juo. Of counsel on the brief were Aldo A. Badini, and Henry J. Ricardo, Dewey Ballentine LLP, of New York, New York.

Before MICHEL, LINN, and DYK, Circuit Judges.


LINN, Circuit Judge.

Medtronic, Inc. ("Medtronic") seeks review of a final decision of the District Court for the District of Minnesota. Medtronic, Inc. v. Advanced Cardiovascular Sys., Inc., No. 97-CV-2459 (JMR/FLN) (D.Minn. Jan. 12, 2000). The district court granted a motion by Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. and Guidant Corp. (collectively, "Defendants") for judgment as a matter of law, filed after trial...

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