Synthes/Globus Patent Feud Resumes (written by Walt Eiersner @ OTW)
Read the official complaint here
Synthes USA, LLC is suing Globus Medical, Inc. again.
The latest suit is after Globus paid Synthes $13.5 million in 2007 to settle allegedly infringement claims. This time Synthes is suing Globus over U.S. Patents '207, '616 and '076.
The '207 patent, issued in December 2010, the '616 patent issued in January 2011 and the '076 patent also issued in January 2011, are entitled "Intervertebral Implant." Synthes claims the patents cover the following Globus products: Independence ALIF System, Coalition ACDF System and the InterContinental Plate-Spacer. According to Globus' website, the Independence combines a stabilization plate and a PEEK interbody spacer. The Coalition is an ACDF spacer system. The InterContinental is a plate-spacer designed for minimally invasive lateral fixation.
The '027 and '616 inventors are Beat Lechmann, Dominique Burkhard, Chris M.J. Cain and Claude Mathieu. The '076 inventors are only Mathieu and Cain.
The case is Synthes USA v. Globus Medical Inc., 11-cv-652, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware (Wilmington).
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