Posts Tagged: "ResMed"

ITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of ResMed’s Sleep Apnea Masks

On Friday, October 5th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a notice of institution of a Section 337 patent infringement investigation requested by New Zealand-based appliance manufacturer Fisher & Paykel against San Diego, CA-based medical equipment firm ResMed. The ITC instituted the Section 337 investigation after Fisher & Paykel alleged that certain sleep apnea products imported for sale by ResMed infringe upon U.S. patents held by the New Zealand firm.

Steve Brachmann

October 12, 2018

ResMed brings infringement suit over sleep apnea treatment devices

On Wednesday, August 17th, respiratory health device developer ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) of San Diego, CA, announced that it had filed multiple legal actions against Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (NZE:FPH) of Auckland, New Zealand. ResMed is alleging that multiple Fisher & Paykel products are infringing upon multiple patents and is seeking an injunction banning the importation of those products. ResMed filed actions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (S.D. Cal.) as well as courts in Germany and New Zealand.

Steve Brachmann

August 29, 2016