Occlutech wins confirmation of its IP vs Aga Medical patent by AIPPI

AIPPI is the world's leading non-government organization for research into and protection of intellectual property, and is a respected source for opinions and arbitration on IP matters such as patent interpretation and the use of IP in unfair competition.
In patent infringement litigation filed in Germany by AGA Medical Inc. in 2006, AGA argued and got the courts approval for a broad interpretation of its granted patent claims. During the original grant procedure, however, the Examiners of the European Patent Office did not accept the broad scope of the claims. This created significant reason for Occlutech to appeal the first instance district court's decision that Occlutech literally infringe the AGA patent in Germany and to initiate non-infringement proceedings in several other European countries Occlutech asked AIPPI for an independent, clarifying opinion which now further supports Occlutech's position.
In a statement Robert Moszner, CEO of Occlutech GmbH said: ...