Finds no violation by Respondents of Section 337
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies, today announced it received notice that the
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) for its U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC) action against LSI Logic, MediaTek, ST Microelectronics
and other Respondents has issued an Initial Determination. According to
the notice, ALJ Theodore R. Essex found there to be no violation of
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 for the patents in question. The
action is Investigation Number 337-TA-753.
Rambus may request a full Commission review of the ALJ's Initial
Determination. If the Commission grants a petition for review, it may
affirm, modify, reverse, set aside, or remand all or part of the ALJ's
decision in developing the ITC's final determination.
"We have yet to receive the decision, but are disappointed with the
initial determination of no violation," said Thomas Lavelle, senior vice
president and general counsel at Rambus. "We believe in the strength of
our portfolio and remain committed to protecting our patented inventions
from unlicensed use."
In an earlier investigation, 337-TA-661, this same ALJ found that three
Rambus patents also asserted in this investigation were valid,
enforceable, and infringed by NVIDIA Corp. That determination was
affirmed by the full Commission before NVIDIA and Rambus signed a patent
license agreement.
History of the case: On December 1, 2010, Rambus filed a complaint with
the ITC requesting an investigation pertaining to certain Respondent
products. The complaint sought an exclusion order barring the
importation, sale for importation, and sale after importation of
products that infringe a number of Rambus patents from the Dally and
Barth families. For the Dally patents, the accused semiconductor
products from the aforementioned companies include ones that incorporate
PCI Express, certain Serial ATA, certain Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), and
DisplayPort interfaces. In the case of the Barth patents, the accused
semiconductor products include ones that incorporate DDR, DDR2, DDR3,
mobile DDR, LPDDR, LPDDR2, and GDDR3 memory controllers. Accused
semiconductor products in the complaint include graphics processors,
media processors, communications processors, chip sets and other logic
integrated circuits (ICs). Since the investigation was instituted,
Rambus has signed patent license agreements with former Respondents
Broadcom, Freescale, and NVIDIA.
About Rambus Inc.
Founded in 1990, Rambus is one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies. As a company of inventors, Rambus focuses on the
development of technologies that enrich the end-user experience of
electronic systems. Its breakthrough innovations and solutions help
industry-leading companies bring superior products to market. Rambus
licenses both its world-class patent portfolio, as well as its family of
leadership and industry-standard solutions. Rambus has offices in
California, North Carolina, Ohio, India, Germany, Japan, Korea, and
Taiwan. Additional information is available at www.rambus.com.
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Carolyn Robinson, 408-462-8717
crobinson@rambus.com
Source: Rambus Inc.
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