Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Cadence Design Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 24 February 2003
Court clears Quickturn
A San Francisco federal court jury has unanimously rejected allegations by Mentor Graphics that Quickturn Design Systems had misappropriated trade secrets and infringed Mentor patents
A San Francisco federal court jury has unanimously rejected allegations by Mentor Graphics that Quickturn Design Systems, a Cadence company, had misappropriated trade secrets and infringed Mentor patents. The jurors ruled that all Mentor patent claims asserted in the case are invalid. The eight-person jury deliberated nine days before rendering its unanimous verdict in the US Federal District Court for the Northern District of California, clearing Cadence of all wrongdoing.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 February 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The trial, which began on 6th January, focused on technology used in Quickturn's Mercury and MercuryPlus emulation systems.
"We are gratified, but not surprised, that our technology, scientists and product-development process have been vindicated", said Cadence President and CEO Ray Bingham.
"We continue to focus our energy on innovation to better serve our customers, and on enhancing and protecting our intellectual property".
Mentor originally accused Quickturn and Cadence of infringing six patents, but US District Court Judge Susan Illston declared three of the patents invalid in pretrial rulings and dismissed all allegations concerning those three patents.
The court also earlier dismissed a breach of confidence claim brought by Mentor against Cadence.
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