Jury Sides with Depuy-Synthes in $16M Patent Infringement Ruling Against Globus

A Delaware jury handed down a $16 million favorable judgment to Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy-Synthes in its patent infringement suit against Globus Medical, according to a Mass Device report.

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A jury ruled that Globus infringed on three J&J patents for spinal implants for the ALIF system, Coalition ACDF and InterContinental Plate-Spacer. The $16 million in damages was factored based on a 15 percent royalty rate for approximately $107 million in Globus sales from the devices.

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