ORTHOTEC Moves Forward Following Jury Verdict in Los Angeles, USA
Following a month long trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court, a Jury found in favor of spinal industry company ORTHOTEC against a French company, Eurosurgical, S. A., on ORTHOTEC'S claims of breach of contract and contractual interference. The jury awarded damages to ORTHOTEC of $9,000,000.
Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) July 21, 2004 -- Following a month long trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court, a Jury found in favor of spinal industry company ORTHOTEC against a French company, Eurosurgical, S. A., on ORTHOTEC'S claims of breach of contract and contractual interference. The jury awarded damages to ORTHOTEC of $9,000,000. Concurring with the jury's findings, the Court confirmed ORTHOTEC'S exclusive ownership of all marketing and intellectual property rights associated with certain spinal implants and surgical tools sold in the United States and North America. Eurosurgical formerly acted as ORTHOTEC's contract manufacturer for these products.
ORTHOTEC CEO Patrick Bertranou states, "OrthoTec is pleased with the outcome of the trial and is looking forward to reclaiming and expanding its market share in the spine industry by developing new sales networks in the U.S and abroad".
ORTHOTEC is also aggressively pursuing the protection of its intellectual properties in Federal Court against among others Eurosurgical and Canadian company Medistrat for the sale of counterfeit products, as well as Trademark, Copyright and Patent Infringement.
"ORTHOTEC will insure that its patents and trademarks are respected and will take all necessary steps to prevent any confusion in the market created by the unauthorized sale, manufacturing and distribution of infringing products."
Since 1998, ORTHOTEC has established itself as one of the most recognized names in spinal system technology. ORTHOTEC's products include among others the CLARIS spinal system, CLARIS lumbar plate, SCS-CLARIS, SCS Spinal System and ZENITH cervical system.
OrthoTec is consolidating its operations in the US and seeks overseas distributors to commercialize its product line abroad.
Additional information is available online at www.orthotec.net.
MEDIA: Interviews of OrthoTec's CEO are available by calling Patrick Bertranou at (310) 273-1500.
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