California Court of Appeal

In an action by a Taiwanese corporation and its California subsidiary seeking damages for misappropriation of intellectual property involving a Design Services Agreement of a silicon-germanium power amplifier for use in wireless networking devices, trial court's order quashing service of summons is reversed where: 1) a refusal by California courts to exercise jurisdiction cannot be justified by the mere fact that a claim arising from California contacts is prosecuted by a nonresident; and 2) subjecting the defendant to local jurisdiction comports with fair play and substantial justice as, here the two Taiwanese defendants engaged in conduct in California, and caused effects in California, that made it readily foreseeable that they would be haled into court here in the event of a dispute of the present type.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/17/2009
• Published 11/17/2009

Judges

• RUSHING, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Greenberg Traurig, J. James Li, Cindy Hamilton, David Perez, East Palo Alto, for Plaintiffs and Appellants Epic Communications, Inc., et al.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wang, Hartman, Gibbs & Cauley, Richard F. Cauley, Peter O. Huang, Newport Beach, for Defendants and Respondents Richwave Technology, Inc., et al.