(October 19, 2015, 11:08 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The continued viability of the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ standard for awarding enhanced damages will be debated by the U.S. Supreme Court, which granted certiorari Oct. 19 in two cases involving 35 U.S. Code Section 284 (Stryker Corp. et al. v. Zimmer Inc. and Zimmer Surgical, No. 14-1520; Halo Electronics Inc. v. Pulse Electronics Inc. and Pulse Electronics Corp., No. 14-1513, U.S. Sup.).

According to the orders list, both cases, Halo Electronics Inc. v. Pulse Electronics Inc. and Stryker Corp. et...