Federal Circuit Affirms Commission Findings of Infringement in Inv. No. 337-TA-605
On December 21, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion affirming the Commission’s May 20, 2009 final determination of direct and contributory infringement of U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,852,326 and 6,433,419, respectively, in Inv. No. 337-TA-605, Certain Semiconductor Chips With Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same. Spansion, Inc., et al. v. International Trade Commission, 2009-1460, -1461, -1462, -1465 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 21, 2010). The complainant was Tessera, Inc., and the affected respondents are Spansion, Inc., Spansion, LLC, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., ATI Technologies, ULC, STMicroelectronics N.V., and QUALCOMM, Inc. The Federal Circuit also affirmed the Commission’s determination that the asserted claims are not indefinite.
