March 18, 2015
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's ruling that Arthrex Inc. must pay rival Smith & Nephew Inc. $95 million for infringing a patent for surgical suture methods, rejecting Arthrex's argument that it should get a new chance to show the patent is invalid.
December 19, 2011
An Oregon federal judge on Friday overturned an $85 million jury verdict against Arthrex Inc., wiping out a win for Smith & Nephew Inc. in a long-running patent infringement fight over suture anchors used to reattach damaged tissue and bone.
June 23, 2011
Smith & Nephew Inc. said Thursday that a federal jury in Oregon awarded it $85 million in its lawsuit against rival medical device maker Arthrex Inc. over a patent covering suture anchors used to reattach damaged tissue and bone, but Arthrex vowed to appeal.