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Medidea, L.L.C. v. Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., No. 20-1334 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2021)

Affirmed
Rule 36 Affirmance
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 20-1334
Decided
January 7, 2021
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NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.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

MEDIDEA, L.L.C.,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC., DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., DEPUY SYNTHES SALES, INC.,

DBA DEPUY SYNTHES JOINT

RECONSTRUCTION,

Defendants-Appellees

2020-1334

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in No. 1:17-cv-11172-LTS, Judge Leo T. Sorokin.

JUDGMENT

FREDERICK MICHAUD, Capshaw DeRieux LLP, Washington, DC, argued for plaintiff-appellant. Also represented by DAVID LESHT, MARTIN AMARO, JOSEPH M. VANEK, Sperling & Slater, P.C., Chicago, IL; TODD RAY WALTERS, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Alexandria, VA. CALVIN GRIFFITH, Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, argued

2for defendants-appellees. Also represented by THOMAS KOGLMAN, KENNETH LUCHESI, PATRICK NORTON; CHRISTOPHER M. MORRISON, Boston, MA; GREGORY A. CASTANIAS, Washington, DC.

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

PER CURIAM (PROST, Chief Judge, WALLACH and

CHEN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 7, 2021 /s/ Peter R. Marksteiner

Date Peter R. Marksteiner

Clerk of Court

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Medidea, L.L.C. v. Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., No. 20-1334 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2021).

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CAFC-20-1334-20210107
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