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J&J gets partial win against Covidien in surgical patent case

By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc will get a second chance to hold rival surgical instrument maker Covidien Plc liable for allegedly infringing two patents on a specialized ultrasonic scalpel that cuts and seals blood vessels. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday said on Friday a lower court should not have canceled one of Ethicon’s patents, and