Stryker hit with trademark case over educational services

Medical technology company Stryker has been sued for trademark infringement relating to educational services it offers to surgeons, doctors and other medical professionals.

The complaint was filed at the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by medical equipment manufacturer Medacta yesterday, November 30.

Medacta accused Stryker of using its ‘M.O.R.E.’ trademark in educational services in the fields of orthopaedic implants and neurosurgical systems, and surgical techniques.

Medacta said in the complaint that in January 2017, it was granted US trademark number 5,127,086 for the ‘M.O.R.E.’ mark in class 41 for services covering educational conferences, seminars and courses.

The complaint went on to say that Stryker has “been providing the same types of educational services to the same consumers under the ‘M.O.R.E.’ mark as Medacta does under its registered trademark”.

Medacta is seeking a declaration of infringement, a transfer of profits, injunctive relief and an award for unjust enrichment.

The complaint came just two days after District Judge Gray Miller signed a conditional order of dismissal in an IP case involving a Stryker subsidiary.

As reported by LSIPR, Miller dismissed the case in which Howmedica Osteonics had sued Zimmer for trade secrets misuse, after a settlement had been reached.