Litigation
LifeNet, Inc. v. Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Inc.
closed (jury verdict for LifeNet; appellate outcome unknown)3:06-cv-00387
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- Filed
- 2006-06-05
- Terminated
- 2008-04-07
Patents at issue (3)
Plaintiffs (1)
Defendants (1)
Summary
LifeNet sued MTF in the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, asserting three LifeNet bone-processing patents including U.S. Patent No. 6,189,537. The court granted partial summary judgment on infringement and denied willfulness; a January 2008 jury verdict found MTF infringed the three asserted patents and awarded $23,037,945. The case closed on April 7, 2008; the appellate outcome is not confirmed.
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