Finds no violation by Respondents
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), one of the world's premier technology
licensing companies, today announced that the International Trade
Commission (ITC) has issued its notice of final determination in the
action brought by Rambus against LSI Logic, ST Microelectronics and
other Respondents. In its notice, the ITC affirmed the initial
determination of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Theodore R. Essex that
there was no violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with
respect to the asserted patents. The Commission also reversed the ALJ's
determinations that Rambus demonstrated the existence of a domestic
industry, that certain asserted Dally claims were invalid, and that
those claims were infringed. The action is Investigation Number
337-TA-753.
Rambus has not yet received the full opinion by the Commission. A copy
of today's summary is available here: http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/337/337_753_notice07252012sgl.pdf
"We are evaluating our next steps in this matter, which may include a
possible appeal to the Federal Circuit. We remain steadfast in our
commitment to protecting our patented inventions from unlicensed use,"
said Thomas Lavelle, senior vice president and general counsel at Rambus.
In December 2010, Rambus filed a complaint with the ITC requesting an
investigation pertaining to certain products from Respondents Broadcom,
Freescale, LSI Logic, MediaTek, NVIDIA and ST Microelectronics. The
complaint sought an exclusion order barring the importation, sale for
importation and sale after importation of products that infringe certain
Rambus patents from the Dally and Barth families. For the Dally patents,
the accused semiconductor products include those 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 those 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).
An evidentiary hearing was held before the ALJ in October 2011. On March
2, 2012, the ALJ issued an initial determination finding the asserted
patents infringed by the Respondents but invalid over prior art. The ALJ
also found the asserted Barth patents to be unenforceable. Since the
investigation was instituted, Rambus has signed settlement and patent
license agreements with former Respondents Broadcom, Freescale, MediaTek
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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Source: Rambus Inc.
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