Hologic, Ethicon bury the hatchet

Women's imaging vendor Hologic and interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery of Cincinnati have settled their patent infringement litigation.

The agreement resolves all outstanding litigation between Ethicon and Bedford, MA-based Hologic, including two lawsuits filed by Ethicon on October 5, 2007, and August 6, 2009, against Hologic and its wholly owned subsidiary, Suros Surgical Systems. The suits alleged patent infringement by Hologic's ATEC and Eviva biopsy products. Also resolved is a lawsuit filed by Hologic on April 30, 2009, against Ethicon that alleged patent infringement by the Mammotome MR biopsy product.

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Ethicon has agreed to pay Hologic ongoing royalties for sales of Mammotome MR. In addition, Hologic has agreed to pay Ethicon $12.5 million, plus ongoing royalties for sales of its ATEC and Eviva hand pieces.

Hologic anticipates it will record a charge of up to $12.5 million related to this settlement in its results for the quarter ending March 27.

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