Jury finds for Cadence in patent suit: mentor to challenge rulings. (Design).SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal jury found three Mentor Graphics patents invalid in the company's patent infringement suit against Cadence Design Systems (company) Cadence Design Systems - A company that sells electronic design automation software and services. http://cadence.com/. See also Verilog. . Mentor said it would challenge the rulings. Mentor claimed that Quickturn, a subsidiary of Cadence, violated six Mentor patents with its Mercury and MercuryPlus emulation systems. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston found three other Mentor patents invalid during pre-trial hearings last year. Earlier, the court also dismissed a breach of confidence claim brought by Mentor against Cadence. "We are disappointed with the court and the jury's findings," said Dean Freed, general counsel at Mentor Graphics. "In particular, we respectfully disagree with the court's finding of invalidity on the first three patents as well as the jury's verdict on the latter three patents which we think resulted from claim constructions that we will challenge on appeal. We will review our options in this case and consider our next steps. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , we will continue to pursue our other patent infringement litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. against Cadence." "We are gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. , but not surprised, that our technology, scientists and product-development process have been vindicated," said Cadence president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Ray Bingham. "We continue to focus our energy on innovation to better serve our customers, and on enhancing and protecting our intellectual property."--AS |
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