Acumed v. Stryker 07–1115 (Fed. Cir. 2008) Acumed and Stryker have been battling for years over patented orthopedic surgery equipment.  The original suit ended with a final judgment in April 2006 for Acumed. This second suit, filed in May 2006, alleges that one of Stryker’s new orthopedic nails infringes the patent.  The new version (named T2) was … Continue reading Patent Infringement Claim Preclusion: Only When Accused Device is “Essentially the Same” as Prior Adjudicated Device