In a highly anticipated decision regarding damages in patent infringement cases, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision on June 13 in the cases of Halo Electronics Inc. v. Pulse Electronics Inc., et al., and Stryker Corp., et al. v. Zimmer Inc.The court found that the decisions in each case, based on the prior Seagate two-part test for willfulness, were inconsistent with Section 284 of the Patent Act. The court remanded both cases.The court said, “[A]lthough there is ‘no precise rule or formula …