United States Federal Circuit
Spansion, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n, 09-1460
In plaintiff's suit under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1990, claiming that seven defendants infringed its patents through the importation or sale of certain semiconductor chips or products containing such chips, International Trade Commission's final determination that defendants directly infringe the asserted claims of the '326 patent and contributorily infringe the asserted claims of the '419 patent is affirmed where: 1) because the Commission's construction of the downwardly alongside limitation is affirmed, defendants' argument that the accused packages do not infringe under their preferred construction need not be addressed; 2) Commission's finding of direct infringement of '326 patent and contributory infringement of '419 patent are supported by substantial evidence; 3) the Commission's determination that the '326 and '419 patents are not anticipated by prior patents; and 4) the Commission provided a sufficient basis for issuance of the limited exclusion order and its actions were not arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.
Appellate Information
- Decided 12/21/2010
- Published 12/21/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Federal Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Carter G. Phillips, Megan M. Valentine