Legal Opinion
American Standard Inc. v. Pfizer Inc. And Howmedica, Inc., and Biomet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 31, 1987No. Appeal 86-1550PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana granting Biomet, Inc.’s (Biomet’s) motion for a protective order to limit the scope of discovery sought by American Standard Inc. (American Standard), and denying in part American Standard’s motion to compel discovery. No. S 86-216 (N.D.Ind. July 8, 1986). We affirm.
Background
American Standard owns U.S. Patent No. 3,605,123 (’123 patent), entitled “Bone Implant,” issued September 20, 1971 to Henry Hahn. The claimed invention relates to prostheses, and discloses an implant for bone…
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