UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2012
C. R. BARD, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New Jersey | 001-6926 | 22-1454160 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey |
07974 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
(908) 277-8000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
C. R. Bard, Inc. today announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Court of Appeals) affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in Bards patent infringement suit against W.L. Gore & Associates (Gore), which found, among other things, that Gore willfully infringed Bards patent number 6,436,135 by selling certain ePTFE vascular grafts and stent-grafts. Gore may request that the Court of Appeals re-hear its appeal and/or may request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
C. R. BARD, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: | /s/ JEAN F. HOLLOWAY | |
Name: | Jean F. Holloway | |
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and | |
Secretary |
February 10, 2012