Legal Opinion
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. United States Surgical Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 29, 1996No. 96-1008PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (Ethicon) appeals a decision of the District Court for the Southern District of Ohio granting summary judgment of noninfringement to United States Surgical Corp. (U.S. Surgical) with respect to claims 6 and 24 of U.S. Reissue Patent No. 34,519 (’519). Ethicon Endo-Surgery v. United States Surgical Corp., 900 F.Supp. 172, 38 USPQ2d 1385 (S.D.Ohio 1995). We affirm-in-part, vacate-in-part, and remand.
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