NOTE: This order is nonprecedential United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Petitioner-Appellee, V. SURGICAL ORTHOMEDICS, INC. STEVEN HEWES AND ANDREW HEWES, Respondents-Appellants.

2012-1561 Appea1 from the United States District Court for the District of NeW Jersey in case no. 11-CV-6544, Judge Esther Salas. ' ON MOTION ORDER The court treats Appellants’ August 6, 2012 letter as a motion to withdraw its appeal.

HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS V. SURGICAL ORTHOMEDICS 2 Upon consideration thereof, IT Is ORDERED THAT: (1) The motion is granted The appeal is dismissed. (2) Each side shall bear its own costs.

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