USITC publishes initial determination in litigation dispute
STOCKHOLM, October 31, 2016 – An Administrative Law Judge of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) issued an initial determination (a first decision) on October 27 in a litigation dispute with Varian Medical Systems.The judge dismissed Varian’s infringement claims on patents related to imaging enhanced radiotherapy and declared them not infringed by Elekta or invalid due to prior art incorporated in patents exclusively licensed by Elekta. He further stated that certain parts of Elekta’s radiotherapy solutions are violating patents owned by Varian, predominantly related