Insulet Wins $452M in Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against EOFlow, Impacts Medtronic's Acquisition Plans
Insulet emerged victorious in its legal battle against South Korean rival EOFlow, with a federal jury awarding $452 million in damages from the misappropriation of trade secrets related to Insulet's Omnipod insulin pump technology. This significant sum includes $170 million in compensatory damages and an additional $282 million in punitive damages, underscoring the severity of EOFlow's infringement. The lawsuit highlighted how EOFlow's insulin pump closely mirrored Insulet's system, including interchangeable components, suggesting that EOFlow employed former Insulet executives to achieve these similarities[1][2].
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