Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) DePuy Synthes unit, a maker of artificial spinal repair products, won $16 million in damages from Globus Medical Inc. (GMED) when a jury decided that three of its patents were infringed.A federal jury in Wilmington, Delaware, also decided June 14 after a two-week trial that the DePuy Synthes patents were valid, according to court records.
Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest maker of health-care products, reported $67.2 billion in sales last year. Globus, based in Audubon, Pennsylvania, was sued by the patent owners in 2011. The trial began June 3 and was overseen by U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark.Ernie Knewitz, a Johnson & Johnson spokesman, declined to immediately comment on the verdict.
J&J’s Depuy Synthes Wins $16 Million in Patent Case
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