A federal jury hit DePuy Synthes with a $20 million verdict payable to a surgeon who said the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) orthopedic unit stole his patented technology.
The surgeon, Dr. Gary Lynn Rasmussen of Utah, invented a device for aligning and positioning the prosthesis in knee replacement procedures, according to court records.
He applied for patent protection and pitched the device to DePuy over the following years, including demonstrations, but could not convince them to license the technology.
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