Microtune Wins Permanent Injunction against Broadcom in Patent Infringement Lawsuit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003 Trial date set to hear arguments on infringement issues of Broadcom's newest BCM BCM Baylor College of Medicine BCM Become BCM Business Communications Manager (Nortel) BCM Broadcom Corporation BCM Business Continuity Management BCM Business Contact Manager (Microsoft) 3416 tuner chipset to Microtune's '035 patent On August 25, 2003, a federal judge ordered a permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. against Broadcom Corporation, completing the victory of Microtune(R), Inc. (Pink Sheets:TUNE) in its patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. lawsuit against Broadcom. In its permanent injunction, the Court stopped the sale, importing, marketing and shipment in the U.S. of all Broadcom infringing tuners and reference designs for the life of Microtune's Patent No. 5,737,035. The Court also enjoined Broadcom from developing, designing, modifying or manufacturing products that are substantially similar to the BCM3415 and from supporting the CableLabs(R) certification or qualification of any product containing the BCM3415 or any product merely colorably different. "The permanent injunction closes this chapter of our lawsuit against Broadcom, and we feel vindicated in aggressively protecting our single-chip tuner technology, which is the result of our engineers' pioneering technical innovations," said James A. Fontaine, 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. and President of Microtune. "We are now looking forward to the next stage in the legal process, that of vigorously defending our intellectual property in a new trial against Broadcom and its latest line of BCM3416 chip sets. We believe this product also infringes on our patent. Microtune is now looking forward to closing the final chapter of this lawsuit with the next trial." The Court has currently set a trial date for June 7, 2004, although Microtune has petitioned the Court for an earlier trial date in January, 2004. On August 12, 2003, a federal judge also awarded Microtune double its compensatory damages A sum of money awarded in a civil action by a court to indemnify a person for the particular loss, detriment, or injury suffered as a result of the unlawful conduct of another. and all of its attorney's fees against Broadcom with the total judgment estimated against Broadcom to be between $7 and $10 million. "We appreciate the support we have received during these legal proceedings All actions that are authorized or sanctioned by law and instituted in a court or a tribunal for the acquisition of rights or the enforcement of remedies. from our customers, their end customers and the industry," Mr. Fontaine added. "We remain committed to excellence in engineering development and innovation in the field of RF technology and to providing our customers superior, leading-edge silicon and systems products that set the industry standard for performance and price." Microtune was represented in the lawsuit by Gray Cary of Austin, Texas and San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. and Clyde Siebman of Sherman, Texas Sherman is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 35,082 at the 2000 census. The population had increased to an estimated 37,623 in July 2006. It is the county seat of Grayson County. . ABOUT MICROTUNE Microtune, Inc. is a silicon and subsystems company that designs and markets radio frequency (RF)-based solutions for the global broadband communications and transportation electronics markets. Inventors of the MicroTuner(TM) single-chip broadband tuner, the Company offers a portfolio of advanced tuner, amplifier, and transceiver products that enable the delivery of information and entertainment across new classes of consumer electronics devices. The Company currently holds 26 U.S. patents for its technology, with approximately 50 applications pending approval that span its RF products, containing more than 2000 supporting claims. Founded in 1996, Microtune is headquartered in Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. , with key design and sales centers located around the world. The website is www.microtune.com. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Microtune is a registered trademark and MicroTuner, MicroStreamer and VideoCaster are trademarks of Microtune, Inc. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright (C) 2003 Microtune, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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