(July 1, 2005) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced today that a U.S. District Court jury in Delaware found that Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) CYPHER® drug-eluting stent infringes a Boston Scientific patent and that Johnson & Johnson's CYPHER, Bx VELOCITY™, Bx SONIC™, and GENESIS™ stents infringe a second Boston Scientific patent. The jury also upheld the validity of both patents. The jury determined only liability; money damages and any other relief will be determined subsequently. The court has not yet set a post-verdict schedule.

"We are very pleased with the jury's verdict. It confirms our belief that we have fundamental intellectual property covering drug-eluting stent technology and stent design," said Paul A. LaViolette, Boston Scientific's Chief Operating Officer.

Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. For more information, please visit: www.bostonscientific.com.

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