Stryker Corp. wins $70 million award in major patent infringement lawsuit against rival Zimmer Inc.

Feb. 6, 2013

Stryker Corp. won a major patent infringement lawsuit Tuesday against rival medical technologies maker Zimmer Inc. in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids.  An eight-person jury found that Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer had infringed on a Stryker medical system that is a mainstay of hip- and knee-replacement procedures. As a result, Stryker stands to collect $70 million in estimated lost profits.

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