Covidien LP et al v. Esch

Filing 38

Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton: ENDORSED ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. "For the forgoing reasons, plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction (Docket No. 14) is ALLOWED and such an injunction in the form attached hereto marked A shall be entered. So ordered." See Attached. (Attachments: # 1 A (Preliminary Injunction))

United States District Court
District of Massachusetts
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Covidien LP and Covidien Holding )
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Inc.
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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Brady Esch
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Defendant.
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Civil Action No.
16-12410-NMG

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
GORTON, J.
For the reasons set forth in the Memorandum and Order
entered herewith, defendant Brady Esch, together with his
agents, successors, representatives and assigns acting under his
direction, are hereby enjoined from making, developing,
manufacturing or selling any product that discloses or uses any
confidential information of the plaintiffs, including in
particular any information that relates to:
1)

the three-wire catheter system disclosed in the patent
applications filed by Esch with the United States
Patent and Trade Mark Office (“USPTO”);

2)

the reuse limiter mechanism from Covidien’s Cattleya
project;

3)

specifications for the rectangular stainless steel
heating coil element from Covidien’s Cattleya project;
or

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4)

any other system, device or method described in the
provisional patent application that Esch filed with
the USPTO after he left the employ of Covidien.

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c), plaintiffs shall post a
security bond in the amount of Three Hundred Twelve Thousand
Dollars ($312,000) as soon as reasonably practicable whereupon
this injunction shall be deemed in full force and effect.

So ordered.

/s/ Nathaniel M. Gorton
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Nathaniel M. Gorton
United States District Judge
Dated January 11, 2017

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