Legal Opinion
Dr. Raymond G. Tronzo v. Biomet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 19, 1998No. 97-1117, 97-1177 and 97-1213PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior Circuit Judge ARCHER. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
ARCHER, Senior Circuit Judge.
Biomet, Inc. (Biomet) appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 91-CV-8175, holding Biomet liable for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 4,743,262 (’262 patent) and, under Florida law, for breach of a confidential relationship and fraud. The court determined that claims 1, 2, 9, and 10 of the ’262 patent were not invalid or unenforceable for inequitable conduct and that Biom-et’s device infringed claims 1…
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