Legal Opinion
Cross Medical Products, Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 30, 2005No. 2005-1043PublishedCited by 253 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, Circuit Judge.
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. et al. (“Medtronic”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California (“district court”) permanently enjoining Medtronic from infringing claim 5 of U.S. Patent No. 5,474,-555 (“the ’555 patent”) owned by Cross Medical Products, Inc. (“Cross Medical”). See Cross Med. Prods., Inc. v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., No. SA CV 03-110-GLT(ANx) (C.D.Cal. Sept. 28, 2004). The permanent injunction was issued following the grant of Cross Medical’s motions for partial summary judgment of validity and…
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