Fairchild Semiconductor-Power Integrations Trial Canceled Because of Pending U.S. Supreme Court Case
December 01 2006 - 2:28PM
Business Wire
Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) announced today that its jury
trial set to begin Monday against Power Integrations, Inc. has been
canceled by order of the Delaware U.S. District Court. The court
questioned whether the KSR v. Teleflex case, currently pending
before the U.S. Supreme Court, and argued only days ago on November
28, 2006, might impact the dispute between Fairchild and Power
Integrations. The court found that the same issue of obviousness, a
defense to the validity of the Power Integrations patents,
�permeates the validity contentions in this case.� At issue in the
KSR case is whether the defense of obviousness has been improperly
restricted by lower court rulings. The court reset the Power
Integrations v. Fairchild Semiconductor jury trial on validity
issues to May 7, 2007. About Fairchild Semiconductor: Fairchild
Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is the leading global supplier of
high-performance power products critical to today's leading
electronic applications in the computing, communications, consumer,
industrial and automotive segments. As The Power Franchise�,
Fairchild offers the industry's broadest portfolio of components
that optimize system power. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design,
manufacture and market power, analog and mixed signal, interface,
logic, and optoelectronics products. Please contact us on the web
at www.fairchildsemi.com. Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS)
announced today that its jury trial set to begin Monday against
Power Integrations, Inc. has been canceled by order of the Delaware
U.S. District Court. The court questioned whether the KSR v.
Teleflex case, currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, and
argued only days ago on November 28, 2006, might impact the dispute
between Fairchild and Power Integrations. The court found that the
same issue of obviousness, a defense to the validity of the Power
Integrations patents, "permeates the validity contentions in this
case." At issue in the KSR case is whether the defense of
obviousness has been improperly restricted by lower court rulings.
The court reset the Power Integrations v. Fairchild Semiconductor
jury trial on validity issues to May 7, 2007. About Fairchild
Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is the leading
global supplier of high-performance power products critical to
today's leading electronic applications in the computing,
communications, consumer, industrial and automotive segments. As
The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild offers the industry's broadest
portfolio of components that optimize system power. Fairchild's
9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power, analog and
mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics products.
Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.
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