NOTE: This disposition is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ STRYKER SPINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BIEDERMANN MOTECH GMBH and DEPUY SPINE, INC., Defendants-Appellees. ____________________ 2011-1170 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in No. 08-CV-1827, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________ WILLIAM L. MENTLIK, Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, of Westfield, New Jersey, argued for plaintiff-appellant. On the brief were ROY H. WEPNER and KEITH E. GILMAN. Of counsel was STEVEN J. ROUTH, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, of Washington, DC.

LUKE L. DAUCHOT, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, of Los Angeles, California, argued for defendants-appellees. Of counsel on the brief were GREGORY A. CASTANIAS, Jones Day, of Washington, DC; and CALVIN P. GRIFFITH, PATRICK J.

NORTON, and SUSAN M. GERGER, of Cleveland, Ohio. Of counsel was BARRY E. BRETSCHNEIDER, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, of McLean, Virginia. ______________________ THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (RADER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and LINN, Circuit Judges).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

January 12, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk