Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 09 2015 - 8:32AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): April 8, 2015
C. R. BARD, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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New Jersey |
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001-6926 |
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22-1454160 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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730 Central Avenue
Murray Hill, New Jersey |
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07974 |
(Address of Principal Executive Office) |
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(908) 277-8000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
C. R. Bard, Inc. (Bard) today announced that, in connection with its suit
against W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) for infringing Bards patent number 6,436,135, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Gores petition for rehearing en banc on the issue of willfulness. Gore
may petition for review 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.
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C. R. BARD, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: April 9, 2015 |
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/s/ Richard C. Rosenzweig |
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Richard C. Rosenzweig Vice President, Law and
Assistant Secretary |
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