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Litigation

Nov. 25, 2014

Judge tosses doctor's patent infringement suit against spinal manufacturer

In granting Alphatec Spine Inc.'s summary judgment motion last week, a judge found the plaintiff's two patents at issue failed to pass the newly established "indefiniteness" standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court this summer.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal judge in the Southern District has tossed a doctor's patent infringement suit against a major spinal implant manufacturer.


In granting Alphatec Spine Inc.'s summary judgment motion last week, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez found the plaintiff's two patents at issue in the case failed to pass the newly established "indefiniteness" standard set by the U.S. Supreme C...

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