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Semiconductors

Fish has more than 50 attorneys spanning its practice groups and services who have experience in the semiconductor sector, which uniquely positions the firm.
Our work for innovative companies that value their IP was recently documented in a survey conducted by IP Law & Business in which more of the 50 most innovative companies in America named us more times for patent prosecution than they did any other firm.

Our Litigation practice, including more than 50 attorneys experienced in the semiconductor field, is especially active in this area. We have tried numerous cases to favorable settlements and verdicts.

In addition, we are heavily involved in a number of industry organizations and frequently speak on IP issues within the semiconductor and related industries.

Our Semiconductor practice is closely tied to our Hardware and Optics practices, among others. This allows us to stay abreast of new trends and happenings in related industries, and to share best practices throughout our firm.

Certain Semiconductor Chips Having Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Controllers and Products Containing Same (337-TA-661)
Defending NVIDIA and its customers in a nine-patent investigation brought by Rambus involving SDRAM controller patents.

Certain Tunable Laser Chips, Assemblies and Products Containing Same (337-TA-662)
Representing respondent Syntune of Sweden and CyOptics in a patent investigation related to semiconductor lasers transmitted through optical fibers brought by JDS Uniphase.

Lucent Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (525 F.3d 1200)
Fish successfully obtained affirmance of district court’s grant of summary judgment of non-infringement on one patent in favor of client Microsoft on this case involving speech coding.

Dominant Semiconductors v. OSRAM GmbH (2007-1456)
Fish successfully obtained affirmance of the district court’s summary judgment of no unfair competition (and other similar claims) in favor of client OSRAM. The technology involved light emitting diodes (LEDs). In a precedential opinion, the Federal Circuit made a number of important clarifications of its law regarding what patent owners can legally do to alert others about their patents.

Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Using Tungsten Metallization and Products Containing Same (337-TA-648)
Representing respondent Cypress Semiconductor in a patent case filed by LSI and Agere Systems.

System General Corp. v. International Trade Commission (254 F. App’x 824)
Fish represented Power Integrations as an intervenor on the side of the ITC and successfully obtained summary affirmance of an ITC finding of infringement. The decision was significant because it excluded System General from importing the infringing chips at issue and also the downstream products that incorporated the chips, such as LCD monitors and printer adapters.

Certain Probe Card Assemblies, Components Thereof and Certain Tested DRAM and NAND Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same (337-TA-621)
Representing Micronics Japan in multi-patent investigation brought by FormFactor concerning probe cards for testing semiconductor wafers.

Certain Semiconductor Devices, DMA Systems, and Products Containing Same (337-TA-607)
Represented complainant Samsung Electronics against Renesas Technology in a patent case relating to semiconductors and DMA systems. Case settled after trial.

Certain NAND Flash Memory Devices and Components Thereof (337-TA-592)
Represented respondent Hynix Semiconductor. Case settled favorably.

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