Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Power Integrations, Inc. v. Fairchild Semiconductor, No. 16-2691 (Fed. Cir. July 3, 2018)

Affirmed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2691
Also Docketed
No. 17-1875 (consolidated; same document)
Decided
July 3, 2018
Judge
Dyk, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
25 pages

From the Opinion

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Power Integrations, Inc. owns U.S. Patent Nos. 6,212,079 ( “the ’079 patent ”) and 6,538,908 ( “the ’908 patent”). Power Integrations su ed Fairchild Semicondu c- tor Corporation and Fairchild (Taiwan) Corporation (collectively “Fairchild”) for in fringement. A ju ry found Fairchild literally infringed claims 31, 34, 38, and 42 of the ’079 patent and infringed claims 26 and 27 of the ’908 patent under the doctrine of equivalents.