Patent Damages at Issue as U.S. High Court Accepts Stryker Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court will use cases involving surgical tools and electronic components to determine when a patent owner can collect increased damages after winning an infringement verdict.
Stryker Corp. is seeking to triple the $70 million a jury said Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. should pay for using inventions that let surgical devices clean bones without paying. In a second case, Halo Electronics Inc. is seeking to increase the $1.5 million in damages it was awarded from larger rival Pulse Electronics Inc. The court agreed Monday to hear both cases together.