Legal Opinion
Senmed, Inc. And Ethicon, Inc. v. Richard-Allan Medical Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 4, 1990No. 89-1091PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from a judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, No. K 84-444, on a jury verdict that Richard-Allan Medical Industries, Inc. (Richard-Allan) failed to establish invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 4,109,844 (’844) and that Senmed, Inc. and Ethieon, Inc. (collectively Senmed) proved Richard-Allan’s willful infringement of that patent. We vacate in respect of validity and reverse in respect of infringement.
BACKGROUND
The claimed and accused devices are surgical staplers (skin staplers) that apply staples to close incisions or…
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