NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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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GREGORY J. VOGLER, McAndrews, Held & Malloy,
Ltd., of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellant.
With him on the brief were TIMOTHY J. MALLOY, PATRICIA
J. MCGRATH and CHRISTOPHER M. SCHARFF.
DAVID 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. HALE. Of counsel was BRYCE A. MAUTNER. Also on the
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
ORDERED and ADJUDGED:
PER CURIAM (BRYSON, DYK, and MOORE, Circuit
Judges).
AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.
ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT
October 13, 2010 /s/ Jan Horbaly
Date Jan Horbaly
Clerk