ST. JUDE MEDICAL, LLC v. SNYDERS HEART VALVE LLC

2019-2108, 2019-2109, 2019-2140.

977 F.3d 1232 (2020)

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, LLC, Appellant v. SNYDERS HEART VALVE LLC, Cross-Appellant United States, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: October 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. O'Quinn , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, argued for appellant. Also represented by Hannah Lauren Bedard , Jason M. Wilcox ; Bryan Scott Hales , Kristina Nicole Hendricks , Chicago, IL.

Matthew James Antonelli , Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson, LLP, Houston, TX, argued for cross-appellant. Also represented by Zachariah Harrington , Larry D. Thompson, Jr. ; Sarah Ring , Daniels & Tredennick, Houston, TX.

Melissa N. Patterson , Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for intervenor. Also represented by Courtney Dixon .

Before Newman, O'Malley, and Taranto, Circuit Judges.


Snyders Heart Valve LLC owns U.S. Patent No. 6,540,782, which describes and claims an artificial heart valve and a system for inserting the valve. In October 2017, St. Jude Medical, LLC filed two petitions with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, under 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-19, seeking inter partes reviews...

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