Smith & Nephew Inc v. ConforMIS Inc

Joseph R. Re

Colin Heideman

Sanya Sukduang

Timothy McAnulty

Daniel Klodowski

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Patient-specific orthopedic instrument patent challenged: all 20 claims face obviousness arguments combining Radermacher, Woolson, and cartilage mapping art.

ConforMIS Inc

Smith & Nephew Inc

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IPR2017-00115 | Smith & Nephew Inc v. ConforMIS Inc | Ex Parte

Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Judge	Cases	Inst. Rate	FWD Inv. Rate
Amanda F Wieker	300+	61%	89%
Amanda F Wiker	2	50%	100%
Beverly M Bunting	300+	57%	87%
James A Worth	300+	65%	71%
James A Worth	300+	65%	71%

Name	Ratings
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP	L5 B
Joseph R. Re	L2 B
Colin Heideman	L1 C

Name	Ratings
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP	L5 E
Timothy McAnulty	L5 E
Sanya Sukduang	L3 C
Daniel Klodowski	-- -- --