UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): June 21, 2005
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
DELAWARE | 1-11083 | 04-2695240 |
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One Boston Scientific Place, Natick, Massachusetts | 01760-1537 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 650-8000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the fling obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 21, 2005, a jury in Delaware found that Boston Scientific's TAXUS® Express™, Express™, Express™ Biliary, and Liberté™ stents infringe a Johnson & Johnson patent, and that the Liberté stent infringes a second J&J patent. This suit was originally filed by J&J (through its subsidiary Cordis Corporation) on January 13, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The jury only determined liability; monetary damages will be determined in a later trial. Boston Scientific intends to appeal the decision. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated June 21, 2005
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: June 24, 2005 | By: | /s/ Lawrence J. Knopf |
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Lawrence J. Knopf |
| | Vice President and Assistant General Counsel |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated June 21, 2005 |
