Occlutech Appeals First Instance Court Decision in German Litigation by AGA Medical Corporation and Files for Invalidation Proceeding

JENA, Germany, August 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Occlutech GmbH, the leading European manufacturer of cardiac occlusion devices, today announced that it has appealed the first instance court decision that was announced on August 1st 2007 by the district court in Dusseldorf. The Occlutech appeal is motivated by the first instance court decision seemingly not considering all relevant facts and arguments brought forth by Occlutech. The court decision appears to be based on an unintended broad interpretation of the AGA patent that is not compatible with scientific facts, laws of physics and prior art.
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