Mentor Graphics Corporation v. EVE-USA, Inc.

  1. September 01, 2017

    Full Fed. Circ. Won't Eye Damages In $36M Synopsys Case

    The full Federal Circuit declined Friday to rehear a $36 million patent judgment against Synopsys Inc., rejecting the company's arguments that the award of lost profits damages violated precedent and that a rule barring inventors from challenging their patents should be abolished.

  2. May 25, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Should Let $36M Verdict Rest, Tech Co. Says

    Mentor Graphics Corp. has hit back against a Federal Circuit rehearing bid in a patent case over computer emulator technology, telling the appeals court that it already correctly calculated lost profits damages in affirming rival Synopsys Inc. must pay $36 million.

  3. May 02, 2017

    Synopsys Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Rehear $36M Patent Case

    Synopsys Inc. has asked the full Federal Circuit to rehear a case in which it was ordered to pay a rival $36 million for infringing patents on computer emulator technology, saying on Monday that a new rule that was made for calculating lost profits damages violates legal precedent.

  4. March 16, 2017

    Fed. Circ. Ruling Could Increase Mentor's $36M Patent Win

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed a $36 million verdict against Synopsys Inc. in a patent suit over computer emulator technology by rival Mentor Graphics Corp., while also holding that a judge wrongly barred Mentor from asserting other patents and alleging willful infringement.

  5. June 09, 2016

    Synopsys Tells Fed. Circ. Mentor's $36M IP Award Wrong

    Synopsys urged a Federal Circuit panel on Thursday to toss an Oregon federal jury's $36 million award against it for allegedly infringing Mentor Graphics' computer emulator patent, arguing the award was wrongly based on sales of the devices rather than the value of the patent.

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