A federal jury this week awarded more than $8 million in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Acantha against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes over an orthopedic implant assembly. Acantha accused DePuy of infringing the patent with its Vector and Zero-P VA product lines. After the patent originally issued in 2001 and was […]
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Judge limits damages to last 4 years in DePuy patent spat
A US District Judge last week capped damages in an orthopedic device patent infringement case against Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes, limiting damages to the last four years. In the case, plaintiff Acantha accused DePuy of infringing on a patent with its Vector and Zero-P VA product lines. The patent was issued originally in 2001, […]