ARTHROCARE CORP. v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

No. CIV.01-504-SLR.

310 F.Supp.2d 638 (2004)

ARTHROCARE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

March 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack B. Blumenfeld, Karen Jacobs Louden, James W. Parrett, Jr., of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, DE, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Redwood Shores, CA, (Matthew D. Powers, Jared Bobrow, Perry Clark, of counsel), for plaintiff.

William J. Marsden, Jr., Keith A. Walter, Jr., Fish & Richardson P.C., Wilmington, DE, Fish & Richardson P.C., Boston, MA (Mark J. Hebert, Kurtis D. MacFerrin, of counsel), for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On July 25, 2001, plaintiff Arthrocare Corporation ("Arthrocare") filed this action against defendant Smith & Nephew, Inc. ("Smith & Nephew") alleging willful direct, contributory, and inducing infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,697,536 (the "'536 patent"), 5,697,882 (the "'882 patent") and 6,224,592 (the "'592 patent"). (D.I.1) Smith & Nephew answered...

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