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Knobbe Martens

The Future of “Single Use Restrictions” in Jeopardy

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In 1992, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that manufacturers of patented medical devices can use the patent laws to enforce single-use restrictions on medical devices. Mallinckrodt, Inc. v....more

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Federal Circuit Finds Distribution of Glucose Meters Exhausts Method Patent Claims

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In LifeScan Scotland, Ltd. V. Shasta Technologies, LLC, the Federal Circuit found that LifeScan’s distribution of its One-Touch Ultra glucose meters exhausted its patent rights such that it could not prevent Shasta from...more

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