Zimmer strikes out in appeal of patent infringement judgement with Stryker

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH +0.6%) over the tripling a $70M patent-infringement award to competitor Stryker (SYK -0.7%) related to devices that clean bones during surgery.

The final judgement was $230M based on ZBH’s “willful” infringement.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3504206-zimmer-strikes-appeal-patent-infringement-judgement-stryker