An Illinois federal judge decided not to hold Aegis Spine Inc. in contempt after it continued to push ahead with patent protection on a spinal implant device, a move rival Life Spine Inc. said violated an injunction in the companies’ trade secret fight.
Life Spine has accused Aegis of stealing trade secrets for a spinal implant. It secured a preliminary injunction preventing Aegis and its parent, L&K Biomed Co. Ltd., from “seeking or obtaining any patents” related to Aegis’ competing implant until the case is over.
Aegis had several patent applications pending at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office when ...
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