Item 8.01 Other Events

C. R. Bard, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. ("Gore") today filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (the "District Court") a Request for Judicial Notice that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Gore's previously filed request for a re-examination of Bard patent number 6,436,135 which is the subject of Bard's patent infringement suit against Gore. The Company does not believe that this will materially impact the litigation proceedings.

This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are based on management's current expectations, the accuracy of which is necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties. These statements are not historical in nature and use words such as "believe," and other words of similar meaning, in connection with any discussion of Bard's patent infringement suit against Gore and/or with respect to the amounts related to willfulness, which was remanded to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona for review. Many factors may cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results including the timing of final resolution of these matters. The company undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information in our September 30, 2012 Form 10-Q for more detailed information about these and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied.

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