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In prior litigation, CeramTec tried to argue that (at least some of) the patents weren't a problem because they covered both pink and not-pink embodiments: https://www.scribd.com/document/371204153/C5-Medical-Werks-v-CeramTec-Appellant-Brief
But the 10th Circuit didn't get to that issue because it concluded the district court lacked personal jurisdiction over CeramTec: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/opinions/010110226021.pdf
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How can pink be functional, you ask? Basically, the pink comes from chromium oxide, which makes the implants harder, tougher, stronger.
Indeed, CeramTec "has sought or obtained additional patent protection for compositions claiming the beneficial effects of chromia, the chemical that turns the compound pink."
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The Saga of the Pink Hip Implants continues:
The TTAB has granted petitions to cancel U.S. Trademark Registrations No. 4319095 & 4319096 as functional. http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92058781-CAN-171.pdf
I assume CeramTec will appeal.
H/t TTABlog: https://thettablog.blogspot.com/2022/12/ttab-grants-petitions-for-cancellation.html