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Stryker Corporation v. Zimmer, Inc., No. 17-2541 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2018)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 17-2541
Decided
December 10, 2018
Judge
Per curiam (Rule 36)
Document
Rule 36 Judgment
Length
2 pages
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential. United States Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit STRYKER CORPORATION, STRYKER PUERTO

RICO, LTD., STRYKER SALES CORPORATION,

Plaintiffs-Appellees

v.

ZIMMER, INC., ZIMMER SURGICAL, INC.,

Defendants-Appellants

2017-2541

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan in No. 1:10-cv-01223-RJJ, Judge Robert J. Jonker.

JUDGMENT

SHARON HWANG, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, IL, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. Also represented by DEBORAH LAUGHTON, STEPHANIE SAMZ. SETH P. WAXMAN, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC, argued for defendants-appellants. Also represented by THOMAS SAUNDERS; THOMAS GREGORY SPRANKLING, Palo Alto, CA.

2THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED:

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, O’MALLEY and

HUGHES, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

December 10, 2018 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner Date Peter R. Marksteiner Clerk of Court

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Stryker Corporation v. Zimmer, Inc., No. 17-2541 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 10, 2018).

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