Zimmer, Stryker Set to Fight Over Huge Damages Award

Medical device giants Zimmer Biomet and Stryker Corp. are getting ready to rumble at a federal appeals court Dec. 3 over the scope of damages awarded in a patent infringement case.

Zimmer is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to reconsider how much it has to pay Stryker for infringing patents covering wound cleaning devices. The case has dragged on for eight years with multiple appeals.

A lot of money is at stake. Zimmer wants the appeals court to throw out the district court’s award of $248.7 million in enhanced damages—which may be one of the ...