ITC Cases

In re Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same, ITC Inv. No. 337-TA-432 (2000-01).

Jim Otteson represented complainant Tessera Technologies, Inc. in a case involving allegations that Texas Instruments and Sharp Corporation manufactured and imported semiconductor devices in "chip scale packages" ("CSPs") that infringed two Tessera patents. Although TI was dismissed from the ITC based on a forum selection clause, TI ultimately settled the co-pending district court case and agreed to pay Tessera royalties on TI's CSPs. The ITC investigation proceeded to trial against Sharp in April 2001. After a three-week trial, Tessera obtained a completely favorable Initial Determination from the Administrative Law Judge, which was affirmed by Commission. Sharp settled and agreed to pay royalties on its CSPs shortly before the ITC would have an entered exclusion order barring Sharp's CSPs from entering the United States.

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