DEPUY SPINE, INC. v. MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC.

Civil Action No. 01-10165-EFH.

534 F.Supp.2d 224 (2008)

DEPUY SPINE, INC., f/k/a Depuy Acromed, Inc. and Biedermann Motech GmbH, Plaintiffs v. MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK, INC., f/k/a Sofamor Danek Group, Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan W. Jansen, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Irvine, CA, Calvin P. Griffith, Patrick J. Norton, Robert L. Canala, Robert C. Kahrl, Thomas R. Goots, Jones Day, Isaac A. Molnar, Jones, Day; Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH, Joseph F. Shea, Scott E. Erlich, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP, Boston, MA, Greer N. Shaw, Luke L. Dauchot, Robert G. Krupka, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiffs.

David E. Marder, Lisa A. Furnald, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., Lauren B. Fletcher, Mark C. Fleming, Timothy R. Shannon, WilmerHale LLP, Boston, MA, Dirk D. Thomas, Jason R. Buratti, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP, Robert A. Auchter, Dewey Ballantine, L.L.P., Andre J. Bahou, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Washington, DC, Brian K. Erickson Dewey Ballantine LLP, Austin, TX, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

HARRINGTON, Senior District Judge.

Before the Court is the Plaintiffs' Motion for Enhanced Damages and Attorneys' Fees. The motion is allowed in part and denied in part.

I. Enhanced Damages Under 35 U.S.C. § 284

The plaintiffs acknowledge that willfulness is a prerequisite to enhanced damages under § 284. Because there was insufficient evidence of willfulness in this case, the plaintiffs' request for...

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