Medtronic Vascular, Inc. v. CORDIS Corp. (3rd Cir. April 30, 2004)
Medtronic AVE alleged that Cordis infringed its coronary stent patents. In response, Cordis asserted that it held a license to the patents under a Settlement and License Agreement that it entered into with the parent corporation of Medtronic AVE to settle prior litigation.
Although the Agreement included an arbitration provision, the District Court held that the dispute was not arbitrable, and enjoined arbitration.
The 3rd Circuit panel vacated and remanded, finding that the the arbitration clause was applicable under New York law.