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Intellectual Property

Nov. 29, 2014

Judge throws out $105M patent award

A San Francisco federal judge has overturned a $105 million patent damages award for San Jose-based Power Integrations Inc. and ordered a new damages trial against local competitor Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A San Francisco federal judge has overturned a $105 million patent damages award for San Jose-based Power Integrations Inc. and ordered a new damages trial against local competitor Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc.


U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney granted Fairchild's motion to reconsider the damages portion of a March jury verdict, relying heavily on a recent ruling from the U.S. Court...

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