Legal Opinion
Arthrocare Corp. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 27, 2004No. CIV.01-504-SLRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On July 25, 2001, plaintiff Arthrocare Corporation (“Arthrocare”) filed this ac tion against defendant Smith & Nephew, Inc. (“Smith & Nephew”) alleging willful direct, contributory, and inducing infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,697,536 (the “’536 patent”), 5,697,882 (the “ ’882 patent”) and 6,224,592 (the “ ’592 patent”). (D.I.l) Smith & Nephew answered the complaint on September 13, 2001 denying the infringement allegations and asserting five affirmative defenses including noninfringement, invalidity, misuse,…
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