WILSONVILLE, Ore., June 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics
Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), today announced that it scored a victory over
the last remaining patent infringement allegation made against it
by Synopsys Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS). The U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office has agreed with Mentor Graphics' assertion that
certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,836,420 owned by Synopsys, Inc.
are unpatentable.
Synopsys had asserted these claims of the '420 patent against
Mentor Graphics in the Federal District Court for the Northern
District of California, alleging
that they were infringed by Mentor Graphics emulators and FPGA
synthesis tools. These were the only remaining claims at issue in
the lawsuit, as the other patents Synopsys also asserted in that
lawsuit were previously invalidated by the District Court.
In March, an Oregon Federal District Court issued an injunction
in favor of Mentor Graphics in a lawsuit against Synopsys in the
Federal District Court for Oregon.
The injunction prohibits Synopsys, Inc. from making, using,
selling, offering to sell, licensing or leasing in the United States any emulators or software
that incorporate Mentor Graphics emulation technology covered by
U.S. Patent No. 6,240,376. The injunction also prohibits Synopsys
from importing into the United
States any emulators that incorporate Mentor's patented
technology, or from selling or leasing infringing emulators outside
of the United States for use by
persons inside the United States.
In addition, the court confirmed the prior award to Mentor of more
than $36 million dollars for lost
profits resulting from past infringement of the '376 patent by
Synopsys, and recommended a trial to determine supplemental damages
owed by Synopsys for infringing sales occurring after the
verdict.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in electronic
hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last
fiscal year in excess of $1.24
billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W.
Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.
(Mentor Graphics and Mentor are registered trademarks of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.)
For more information, please contact:
Suzanne
Graham
Mentor Graphics
503.685.7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
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