Philips, Mayo settle MRI patent infringement case
Royal Philips Electronics and the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research have settled a suit filed by Mayo alleging that Philips infringed on patents relating to medical imaging technology.
A U.S. district court judge for the District of Minnesota dismissed the suit last week after Mayo and Philips filed a stipulation of dismissal saying that the parties had reached a settlement.
The suit was filed in March of 2009 and centered on patents involving imaging methods and technology related to the determination of the elasticity of tissue, which could, among other practice uses, eliminate the need for liver biopsies.
The patents at issue included patents titled “MR imaging of Synchronous Spin Motion and Strain Waves,” and “Driver Device for MR Elastography." In the suit, Mayo alleged that Philips “imported, made, used, offered for sale and/or sold in the U.S. products that infringe the apparatus claims of the [patents]” and directly infringed contributed to third-party infringement of the “MR Imaging of Synchronous Spin Motion and Strain Waves” patent.
A U.S. district court judge for the District of Minnesota dismissed the suit last week after Mayo and Philips filed a stipulation of dismissal saying that the parties had reached a settlement.
The suit was filed in March of 2009 and centered on patents involving imaging methods and technology related to the determination of the elasticity of tissue, which could, among other practice uses, eliminate the need for liver biopsies.
The patents at issue included patents titled “MR imaging of Synchronous Spin Motion and Strain Waves,” and “Driver Device for MR Elastography." In the suit, Mayo alleged that Philips “imported, made, used, offered for sale and/or sold in the U.S. products that infringe the apparatus claims of the [patents]” and directly infringed contributed to third-party infringement of the “MR Imaging of Synchronous Spin Motion and Strain Waves” patent.