News | June 19, 2015

Plaintiffs allege Varian linear accelerator infringes on patents owned by hospital

Elekta, William Beaumont Hospital, patent lawsuit, Varian, linear accelerator

June 19, 2015 - On June 16, 2015, William Beaumont Hospital and Elekta Ltd. filed a patent infringement suit against Varian Medical Systems Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

The plaintiffs say the patents in the suit are owned by William Beaumont Hospital and exclusively licensed to Elekta Ltd. The suit charges that Varian's True Beam linear accelerator infringes the patents.

For more information: www.elekta.com


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