Legal Opinion
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 2, 2008No. 2007-1363PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Howmedica Osteonics Corporation (“Howmedica”) appeals from a final judgment of noninfringement in this patent infringement action against defendant-appellee Wright Medical Technology, Inc. (“Wright”). Under the district court’s claim construction of the term “femoral component including at least one condylar element,” the parties stipulated that the accused product did not infringe the asserted patent claims. Because we conclude that the construction of this claim term was incorrect, we cannot sustain the stipulated judgment. Furthermore, because we…
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