Toshiba Wins Hynix Suit
The Tokyo District Court ruled in favor of Toshiba in the Japanese electronics maker’s patent infringement suit against the Japanese unit of South Korea’s Hynix Semiconductor over its flash memory-related patents. The court ordered Hynix Semiconductor Japan to discontinue the sale of products in violation and pay 7.8 million yen ($67,000) in damages.
In November 2004, Toshiba filed a lawsuit against Hynix Semiconductor Japan, seeking 290 million yen in damages for violation of its flash memory patents and an injunction against the sale of offending products. Toshiba also lodged a lawsuit against Hynix Semiconductor in the US and brought a complaint to the US International Trade Commission. Continue>>