Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc.

NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
ZIMMER, INC. and CENTERPULSE
ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
(formerly known as Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc.),
Defendants-Appellees,
and
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.
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2010-1162
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey in No. 05-CV-0897, Senior Judge
William H. Walls.
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JUDGMENT
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G REGORY J. VOGLER , McAndrews, Held & Malloy,
Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant.
With him on the brief were TIMOTHY J. M ALLOY, PATRICIA
J. M CGRATH and CHRISTOPHER M. SCHARFF.
D AVID K. CALLAHAN , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of
Chicago, Illinois, argued for all defendants-appellees.
With him on the brief for Zimmer, Inc., et al. was BRYAN
S. H ALE. Of counsel was BRYCE A. M AUTNER . Also on the

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brief for Smith & Nephew, Inc., were GREGORY N.
STILLMAN , Hunton & Williams LLP, of Norfolk, Virginia;
RODGER L. TATE and BRADLEY T. LENNIE , of Washington,
DC.
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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is
O RDERED and ADJUDGED :
PER CURIAM ( BRYSON , DYK , and MOORE, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY O RDER OF THE COURT
October 13, 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk

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