Atlas IP, LLC v. Medtronic, Inc., No. 15-1071 (Fed. Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseAtlas owns the patent, which describes and claims a protocol for controlling wireless network communications between a hub and remotes. The patent, entitled “Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Network,” notes the existence of prior-art techniques for communication between a hub and multiple remotes in wireless network systems, but says those systems consumed large amounts of battery power, as the remotes had to leave their receivers on at all times. The specification describes means of conserving battery power. Atlas sued Medtronic, alleging that certain Medtronic medical products for monitoring a patient’s condition infringed the patent. In a related case, the District Court for the Southern District of Florida adopted claim constructions that, by agreement, govern this case.. The district court in this case then issued two summary judgment orders concerning claim 21, the only claim at issue. It granted summary judgment of non-infringement by Medtronic and summary judgment rejecting anticipation and obviousness challenges to claim 21. The Federal Circuit affirmed the non-infringement ruling, but reversed and remanded the validity ruling.
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