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Wolf Greenfield Client Diomed Holdings Wins $12.5 Million Award in Patent Case
Jury Finds Two Defendants Infringed Patent for Varicose Vein Treatment
| Source: Wolf Greenfield
BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 29, 2007 -- A jury awarded Diomed Holdings, Inc. $12.46
million in patent-infringement damages from two defendants, AngioDynamics,
Inc. and Vascular Solutions, Inc. Diomed was represented by Wolf,
Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., a Boston intellectual property law firm.
In its verdict on March 28 in the federal court in Boston, the jury found
each defendant liable for both inducing infringement and contributory
infringement of Diomed's U.S. Patent No. 6,398,777.
Diomed, developer of the patented laser treatment method for varicose
veins, will now seek to obtain a permanent injunction against both
infringers, according to Michael Albert, who heads Wolf Greenfield's
litigation practice.
The jury trial followed a summary judgment ruling last summer that Diomed's
patent is valid and enforceable.
"We're delighted for our client and proud of our litigation team who worked
long and hard on this case," Albert said.
Andover, Mass.-based Diomed develops and commercializes minimal and
micro-invasive medical procedures that use its proprietary laser
technologies and disposable products. Diomed's EVLT® laser vein ablation
procedure is used in varicose vein treatments.
Wolf Greenfield, the largest law firm in New England devoted exclusively to
intellectual property law, serves companies that make everything from
biotechnology pharmaceuticals to software to electronics to
water-purification systems to snowboards, as well as representing
universities and research centers. The firm counsels clients in the areas
of patents, trademarks, copyrights, designs, trade secrets, and related
licensing and litigation. In 2006, the firm filed 2266 patent applications
and 883 trademark applications in over 130 countries. Web:
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