High Court To Hear Stryker Patent Case On Willful Infringement Standards
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The US Supreme Court will consider arguments on what standards should be met if an award in a patent violation case is to be increased due to willful infringement. A District Court judge tripled a $70 million award Stryker was granted against Zimmer for infringement in a jury trial, but the award was reduced on appeal.