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	05/27/2009 McAndrews, Held & Malloy Secures Victory for Client Stryker Corporation
	CHICAGO, IL – May 27, 2009 – McAndrews, Held & Malloy today announced litigation success for its client Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), one of the world's leading medical device companies, in a case involving surgical plates used to fix broken wrist bones. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, granted summary judgment of invalidity on behalf of Stryker concerning the patent infringement lawsuit brought by TriMed, Inc. TriMed had alleged that Stryker’s Universal Distal Radius and VariAx Distal Radius plate systems infringe TriMed’s U.S. Patent No. 5,931,839. The District Court ruled that the asserted claims of the ’839 patent are invalid because they would have been obvious in light of prior art. “We are happy that the Court adopted our statement of facts and conclusions as supported by the evidence,” said Greg Vogler, board member at McAndrews. “TriMed went overboard in broadening its claims to be able to assert them against Stryker. That strategy backfired in that the broadened claims captured the prior art rendering them invalid.” McAndrews attorneys Greg Vogler, Bob Surrette, Tim Malloy, Stephanie F. Samz and Merle S. Elliott represented Stryker. # # # About McAndrews, Held & Malloy Founded in 1988, McAndrews, Held & Malloy is one of the nation’s preeminent legal resources on intellectual property, antitrust and technology matters, serving institutions ranging from major multinationals and start-ups to world-class colleges and universities. The firm’s technically trained attorneys have built an unparalleled record of litigation successes in jury trials, bench trials and ADR proceedings. In addition, McAndrews offers its clients services in the following areas: patent and trademark procurement and portfolio management, patent interferences, trademark oppositions and cancellations, international practice, intellectual property/technology opinions and investigations, due diligence and M&A support, technology licensing and joint ventures, and technology transfers and donations. Additional information can be found at http://www.mcandrews-ip.com. CONTACT: Randy Labuzinski / David Schulte Healy & Schulte 312/765-8770 rlabuzinski@healyandschulte.com