September 05, 2018
Fairchild Semiconductor urged the full Federal Circuit on Tuesday to reject Power Integrations' petition for a rehearing of a panel decision that vacated a $140 million damages award over the infringement of two Power Integrations chip patents, saying the court "correctly applied well-established law."
July 13, 2018
A recent Federal Circuit ruling that threw out $140 million in patent damages won by Power Integrations Inc. shows that the appeals court is keeping a close eye on sizable verdicts and making it difficult for patentees to base damages theories on a product's entire value, attorneys say.
July 03, 2018
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday vacated a California federal jury's $140 million damages award against Fairchild for infringing two Power Integrations electronic chip patents and ordered a new trial to redetermine the damages amount, saying the lower court used the wrong rule in its calculation.