{"id":795509,"date":"2024-12-17T09:07:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/mimedx-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-surgenex\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T09:07:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:07:10","slug":"mimedx-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-surgenex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/mimedx-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-surgenex\/","title":{"rendered":"MIMEDX Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Surgenex"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\nCompany Set to Defend Its Extensive IP Catalog for Leading Placental Allografts<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"left\">MARIETTA, Ga., Dec.  17, 2024  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; MiMedx Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDXG) (\u201cMIMEDX\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Surgenex, LLC in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The complaint asserts that several of Surgenex\u2019s placental allograft products infringe the Company\u2019s patents and seeks permanent injunctive relief and monetary damages. This matter represents the second lawsuit by MIMEDX against Surgenex, following ongoing litigation filed earlier this year alleging a corporate raiding scheme on the Company\u2019s commercial organization and unfair competitive practices.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph H. Capper, MIMEDX Chief Executive Officer, commented, \u201cAs an industry pioneer and long-standing developer of placental allografts, MIMEDX has amassed an extensive portfolio of more than 70 patents, including some of the earliest IP in the category. It has recently come to our attention that this competitor, and possibly others, has infringed on our proprietary intellectual property. Given the rapid proliferation of skin substitutes entering the market over the past few years, we will likely uncover several more infringing products as we expand our investigation and analysis. As we do, we will aggressively exercise our right to protect these important assets.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About MIMEDX<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>MIMEDX is a pioneer and leader focused on helping humans heal. With more than a decade of helping clinicians manage chronic and other hard-to-heal wounds, MIMEDX is dedicated to providing a leading portfolio of products for applications in the wound care, burn, and surgical sectors of healthcare. The Company\u2019s vision is to be the leading global provider of healing solutions through relentless innovation to restore quality of life. For additional information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=VzdTUQRRbeRxuf_UPKgIjchmjj5z3YEGrQ8mo99LxjMUZVzOT0HTpXSJ-hF_EANQsHdzpU096Bk6x1bZ77sWmg==\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">www.mimedx.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Matt Notarianni<br \/>Investor Relations<br \/>470-304-7291<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=do0sI-fAjhzPWuiZ1S1DCeNzudMQKdKMeyByJmPgHMUxhp9Fc-49BTvtNRBk6W7oFErYzfluGBWT0R_0NmVhA_s4XJjfy2qhFRN_fxSWqHI=\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">mnotarianni@mimedx.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTMyMDI1NyM2NjQwNDk2IzIwMTA1Nzg=\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/media\/NTA3MDBmNGEtZDViMC00NmQ1LThjMzgtODZhZjg1NDFiNTE4LTEwMjIxNTE=\/tiny\/MiMedx-Group-Inc.png\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company Set to Defend Its Extensive IP Catalog for Leading Placental Allografts MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; MiMedx Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDXG) (\u201cMIMEDX\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) today announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Surgenex, LLC in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The complaint asserts that several of Surgenex\u2019s placental allograft products infringe the Company\u2019s patents and seeks permanent injunctive relief and monetary damages. This matter represents the second lawsuit by MIMEDX against Surgenex, following ongoing litigation filed earlier this year alleging a corporate raiding scheme on the Company\u2019s commercial organization and unfair competitive practices. Joseph H. Capper, MIMEDX Chief Executive Officer, commented, \u201cAs an industry pioneer and long-standing developer of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/mimedx-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-surgenex\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MIMEDX Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Surgenex&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MIMEDX Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Surgenex - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/mimedx-files-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-surgenex\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MIMEDX Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Surgenex - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Company Set to Defend Its Extensive IP Catalog for Leading Placental Allografts MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; MiMedx Group, Inc. 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