Magma Wins Latest Round of Synopsys Patent Litigation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today rejected all the claims in Synopsys Inc.'s patent number 6,378,114 (the '114 patent), calling into question the validity of the patent, Magma(R) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA) said in a statement today. The validity of the '114 patent has been in dispute during the companies' patent litigation currently before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
"This determination by the U.S. PTO is entirely consistent with the position we have maintained throughout the case, which is that Synopsys' '114 patent is invalid," said David Stanley, Magma corporate vice president, Corporate Affairs. "We are pleased with the U.S. PTO's action."
The U.S. PTO's action does not invalidate the patent but is an intermediate step in the re-examination process that may ultimately result in the patent being deemed invalid.
Filings, court orders and other documents relevant to this matter are available on the Magma website.
About Magma
Magma's software for integrated circuit (IC) design is recognized as embodying the best in semiconductor technology. The world's top chip companies use Magma's electronic design automation (EDA) software to design and verify complex, high-performance ICs for communications, computing, consumer electronics and networking applications, while at the same time reducing design time and costs. Magma provides software for IC implementation, analysis, physical verification, characterization and programmable logic design, and its integrated RTL-to-GDSII design flow offers "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon"(TM). Magma is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., with offices around the world. Magma's stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LAVA.
Magma is a registered trademark and "The Fastest Path from RTL to Silicon" is a trademark of Magma Design Automation Inc.
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