Western District of Washington Reverses Interference Decision Against Finnegan Client Philips

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February 3, 2011

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Western District of Washington Reverses Interference Decision Against Finnegan Client Philips

WASHINGTON, DC - On January 25, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled in favor of Finnegan client Philips following a trial in Koninklijke Philips Electronics v. Cardiac Science Operating Co.  The Court found that Cardiac Science’s patent application did not support the claims copied from Philips’s defibrillator patent and reversed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's decision against Philips in an interference.

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