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02
2010
An example of defensive patent strategy
Posted by: Bruce in IP strategy, Patent Strategy, defensive strategy, tags: defensive strategy, Hologic, J&J, Patent StrategyThe key sentence in this article is
“Medical imaging company Hologic Inc. has settled patent disputes with a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Co. in a deal that will see Bedford-based Hologic pay out $12.5 million for one product [and pay ongoing royalties] and get ongoing royalties coming in from another.”
That is, Hologic reached into its patent portfolio [a year and a half] after it was sued by J&J in order to find a bargaining chip. Would J&J have let Hologic keep selling the product in suit if it did not have its own product in patent problems?
Hologic settles J&J subsidiary patent dispute - Mass High Tech Business News
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