ETHICON, INC. v. UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Dobbins, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, LLP, New York City, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. On brief were Thomas W. Pippert, Jeffrey I.D. Lewis, and Erik Haas. Of counsel was Eugene M. Gelernter.

Harvey Kurzweil, Dewey Ballantine, New York City, argued for defendants-appellees. On brief were Clark E. Walter, Joseph Angland, Bradford J. Badke, and Lawrence Brocchini. Of counsel was Jacob D. Zeldes, Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, Bridgeport, CT. Also of counsel were Thomas R. Bremer and Basam E. Nabulsi, United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT.

Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judge, and RADER, Circuit Judge.