Legal Opinion

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided May 12, 2016No. 2015-1232, 2015-1234, 2015-1239PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PLAGER, Circuit Judge.

This is a patent case. Plaintiffs-Appellants Howmedica Osteonics Corp. and Stryker Ireland Ltd. (collectively, “Stryker”) appeal the district court’s final judgment. 1 The district court held that Defendants-Appellees Smith & Nephew, Inc. (“Smith”); Wright Medical Technology, Inc. (‘Wright”); and Zimmer, Inc. (“Zim-mer”) (collectively “Zimmer et al.”) did not infringe the asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,475,243 (“'248 patent”). 2

The district court . granted summary judgment of non-infringement following claim construction. On appeal, Stryker contends that the…

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