Legal Opinion
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v. Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 30, 1992No. 91-1428PublishedCited by 210 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics, Inc. (JJO) appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Fourth Division, Civil Action No. 4-86-359, holding JJO liable for infringement of claims 1-4 and 8 of U.S. Patent No. 4,502,479, issued to Garwood et al. in 1985 (the Garwood patent); willful infringement of claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 4,609,578, issued to Reed in 1986 (the Reed patent); willful infringement of claims 12 and 17 of U.S. Patent No. 4,667,661, issued to Scholz et al. in 1987 (the Scholz patent); and willful infringement of…
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