Intellectual Property – Surgical Instruments – Injunction 
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Published: June 15, 2010
Tags: Intellectual Property, Judge Norman K. Moon, U.S. District Court - Western District
In this litigation over the ‘284 patent for a carpal tunnel release instrument, a Charlottesville U.S. District Court denies a preliminary injunction to plaintiff MicroAire Surgical Instruments, as it has not established the likelihood of its success on the merits, irreparable harm and that the balance of equities and the public interest warrant an injunction.
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