Varian Medical Systems - University of Pittsburgh Litigation

University of Pittsburgh Litigation

On April 25, 2012 a Federal Judge in Pittsburgh awarded attorney fees, costs, and doubled damages totaling $73.6 million to the University of Pittsburgh after Pitt won a suit on medical patent infringement grounds against Varian.

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