March 30, 2023
A Massachusetts federal judge has refused to triple an orthopedic surgeon's $20 million win in a suit against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes for allegedly infringing his patented knee replacement technique.
May 09, 2022
An orthopedic surgeon said Monday the $20 million award he won against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes for allegedly infringing his patented knee replacement technique should be tripled and a federal court should approve $8 million in attorney fees, blaming defense tactics for the litigation's high cost.
March 15, 2022
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes must pay a Utah orthopedic surgeon $20 million for willfully infringing his patented knee replacement technique, a Massachusetts federal jury ruled Monday following a three-week trial in Worcester.
February 17, 2022
Jurors in Austin, Texas, next week will hear lawyers for Microsoft's incoming video game subsidiary Activision Blizzard defend against claims that games like "World of Warcraft" and "Diablo" use data processing technology covered by a Luxembourg company's patent. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.