Stryker Corporation et al v. Zimmer Inc. et al

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Case Number:

1:10-cv-01223

Court:

Michigan Western

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Robert J. Jonker

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  1. July 12, 2017

    Stryker Awarded $248M In Post-Halo Patent Remand

    After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it easier to win enhanced damages in patent cases, a Michigan federal judge ruled Wednesday that Zimmer Inc. must pay over $248 million for willfully infringing Stryker Corp.'s surgical tool patents, calling it "a case of egregious piracy."

  2. December 23, 2014

    Fed. Circ. Ruling Moots Derivative Suit, Zimmer Tells Chancery

    Zimmer Holdings Inc. told the Delaware Chancery Court on Monday that a shareholder's derivative claims blaming the medical device company's board for a $210 million patent lawsuit judgment should be withdrawn now that the Federal Circuit has slashed damages to $70 million and reversed the willful infringement determination.

  3. August 07, 2013

    Stryker Wins $210M In Device Patent Suit Against Zimmer

    A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday slapped Zimmer Inc. with $210 million in treble damages for infringing rival Stryker Corp.'s surgical irrigation patents, saying evidence of Zimmer's willful infringement strongly supported tripling the jury award.

  4. April 22, 2013

    Stryker Urges Rejection Of Zimmer Bid For New Patent Trial

    Medical equipment maker Zimmer Inc., which was ordered to pay $70 million for infringing rival Stryker Corp.'s surgical irrigation patents, should be denied a new trial because it was not prejudicial for the jury to hear that Zimmer infringed other patents, Stryker argued Friday.

  5. February 05, 2013

    Stryker Wins $70M Jury Verdict In Zimmer Patent Suit

    Medical equipment manufacturer Stryker Corp. on Tuesday won a $70 million jury verdict for damages in a patent suit it brought against rival medical device maker Zimmer Inc., after the jury found Zimmer infringed three patents covering surgical irrigation device technology.

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