NOTE: This order is 110r1precedentia1.

United States Court of AppeaIs for the FederaI Circuit HOW'MEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Plaintiff-Appellant, V. ZIMMER, INC. and CENTERPULSE ORTHOPEDICS, INC. (f0rmerly known as Sulzer Orth0pedics, Inc.), Defenclants-Appellees, and SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Defen,dant-Appellee.

2010-1162 Appea1 from the United States District C0urt for the District of NeW Jersey in case n0. 05-CV-0897, Seni0r Judge Wil1iam H. Wa11S.

ON MOTION ORDER HOWMEDICA OSTEONlCS V. ZlMMER INC 2 Zimmer, Inc. and Centerpulse Orthopedics, Inc. move for leave to file a six-page sur-reply brief Howmedic:a Osteonics Corp. opposes.

Upon consideration thereof, IT ls ORDERED THAT: The motion for leave to file a sur-reply brief is de- ferred to the merits panel assigned to hear this case.

Copies of the motion, opposition, and this order shall be transmitted to the merits panel.

FoR THE CoURT ,g[1 14 2010 Date /s/ J an Horbal§[ J an Horb aly Clerk cc: Gregory J. V0gler, Esq.

Gregory N. Stillman, Esq.

David K. Callahan, Esq. s20 lLED U.S. COU T..EFzF.2.:.rae.§::° JUL 14 2010 mNHoasALv cans R