Smith & Nephew, Inc v. Howmedica, Inc

Court

District Court, W.D. Tennessee (W.D. Tenn.)
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Assigned judge

Jon Phipps McCalla · 2,793 cases in index

Docket number

2:97-cv-02811

Nature of suit

830 Patent
Infringement of a patented invention.

Jurisdiction

Federal question

Date filed

09/09/1997

Date terminated

05/06/1999

198 Patent cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Smith & Nephew Inc Medical Devices & Equipment · 937 cases
• defendant · Howmedica, Inc · 88 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 89 Patent cases in our index naming Howmedica, Inc — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Howmedica, Inc v. Wright Medical Tech
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 07/18/1997
• Howmedica Inc v. Smith & Nephew
  District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 07/11/1997
• Howmedica, Inc v. Johnson & Johnson
  District Court, D. ConnecticutFiled 05/12/1997
• Joint Medical v. Howmedica, Inc
  District Court, D. ConnecticutFiled 01/28/1997
• Waldemar Link v. Howmedica, Inc
  District Court, D. ConnecticutFiled 08/05/1993
• Howmedica Inc v. Comer
  District Court, District of ColumbiaFiled 10/13/1992

About Patent Lawsuits

Patent lawsuits allege infringement of a patented invention — that another party made, used, or sold a protected technology without authorization. These cases are common in technology and pharmaceutical industries.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Smith & Nephew, Inc v. Howmedica, Inc?

Smith & Nephew, Inc v. Howmedica, Inc is a federal patent lawsuit filed on 09/09/1997 in the District Court, W.D. Tennessee. The case was terminated on 05/06/1999. Patent lawsuits allege infringement of a patented invention — that another party made, used, or sold a protected technology without authorization. These cases are common in technology and pharmaceutical industries.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Patent” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Patent lawsuits allege infringement of a patented invention — that another party made, used, or sold a protected technology without authorization. These cases are common in technology and pharmaceutical industries.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, W.D. Tennessee, docket number 2:97-cv-02811.

When was the case filed?

Smith & Nephew, Inc v. Howmedica, Inc was filed on 09/09/1997. It was terminated on 05/06/1999.