Title: E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company v. Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS 
) 
AND COMPANY, 
 
 
 
)  No. 280, 2013 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
Plaintiff Below/Appellant, 
)  Court Below:  Superior Court 
 
 
 
 
 
 
)  of the State of Delaware in 
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
)  and for New Castle County 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC., 
)  C.A. No. N10C-09-058 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
Defendant Below/Appellee. 
) 
 
Submitted:  September 18, 2013 
Decided:  September 19, 2013 
 
Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 19th day of September 2013, the Court having carefully considered the 
briefs of the parties and their contentions in oral argument, has determined as 
follows that the judgment of the Superior Court should be affirmed on the basis of 
the well-reasoned decision dated April 24, 2013. 
To the extent that the issues raised on appeal are related to the trial judge’s 
finding that DuPont is not entitled to additional royalties under the PACRA, the 
trial judge’s conclusion is affirmed.  For the reason set forth above, the Court need 
not reach the trial judge’s determination that the statute of limitations barred any 
claim that DuPont may have had. 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Superior 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Myron T. Steele 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice