Synopsys, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation

  1. October 17, 2016

    Fed. Circ. Affirms Circuit Patents Are Abstract

    The Federal Circuit on Monday affirmed a California federal court's ruling that the asserted claims of patents for a logic-circuit are invalid because they are abstract under the U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 Alice ruling.

  2. 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.