Bruce Saffran, M.D., Ph.D. v. Johnson & Johnson, No. 12-1043 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2013)

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Johnson & Johnson and Cord is Corporation (collec- tively, “Cordis”) appeal from the final judgment of the SAFFRAN v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in favor of Dr. Bruce N. Saffran (“Saffran”), in which the district court held Cordis liable for infringing claims 1–3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 of Saffran’s U.S. Patent 5,653,760 (the “’760 patent”). Saffran v. Johnson & Johnson, No. 2:07-cv-451 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 31, 2011), ECF No. 326 (“ Final Judgment”).