Legal Opinion
Ethicon, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 17, 1991No. Civ. B-89-386(JAC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
CONT ENTS
I. INTRODUCTION 484
II. FINDINGS OF FACT 485
A. General Information—Parties 485
B. General Information—Trocars 486
C. ’773 Patent 487
1. Validity of the Patent 487
a. Was there a Prior Public; ation? 487
b. Was the Alleged Prior Pi iblication “Enabling”? 489
c. Is the Device Claimed in tl Markelov Prospectus? íe '773 Patent Obvious in Light of the 490
d. Was there a Failure to Disclose the “Best Mode” for Practicing the Invention? 490
2. Infringement of the Patent 491
a. Does the Surgiport Infringe Claim 50 of…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ethicon Endo-Surgery v. United States Surgical Corp.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1994
- Ethicon, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1995
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