Zimmer Inc v. Zimmer Medizinsystems

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION ZIMMER, INC., Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO. 3:19-CV-405 DRL-MGG ZIMMER ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH et al., Defendants. OPINION & ORDER This dispute concerns the marks Z and ZIMMER used for medical devices in podiatry and sports medicine. Zimmer, Inc. (Zimmer) says it has used the ZIMMER mark since 1927 and the Z mark since 2004. Zimmer claims that a German company, Zimmer Medizinsysteme GmbH, manufactured and its American distributor, Zimmer Medizinsystems Corporation, sold medical devices improperly using its trademarks, thereby…