The dispute concerned the basivertebral nerve, a known source of chronic low back pain.  The nerve sits within the spongy interior of the vertebral body and close to the spinal cord; reaching it safely is difficult.  Boston Scientific’s ’166 patent claims a method for doing so: a radiofrequency probe is threaded through a straight introducer […]

On March 17, 2026, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York held that Sol de Janiero’s (“SDJ”) packaging for a beauty cream product was functional and therefore not entitled to trade dress protection under the Lanham Act. As a result, the court granted summary judgment in favor of Apollo Healthcare […]