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Synopsys, Inc. v. Atoptech, Inc

  1. December 21, 2016

    Synopsys Gets Injunction In Copyright Suit Against ATopTech

    Software company Synopsys won its request for a permanent injunction against ATopTech over command set elements when a California federal judge issued a ruling Monday that ordered ATopTech to stop selling and producing certain products.

  2. October 25, 2016

    ATopTech Can't Prove Estoppel After $30M IP Verdict

    A California federal judge declined Monday to gut a $30 million intellectual property jury verdict via a finding of equitable estoppel in a fight between two Silicon Valley companies that make software used to design computer chips, Synopsys Inc. and ATopTech Inc.

  3. March 10, 2016

    Jury Awards Synopsys $30M In ATopTech Software IP Row

    A California federal jury on Thursday concluded that ATopTech Inc. owes $30.4 million in damages to rival electronic design automation software maker Synopsys Inc. for infringing its copyrights related to software for analyzing digital circuits.

  4. March 04, 2016

    ATopTech Seeks Quick Win In Synopsys Infringement Trial

    ATopTech Inc. urged a California federal court Thursday to toss its rival electronic design automation software maker Synopsys Inc.'s copyright infringement claims, saying Synopsys has not shown enough evidence in its trial for a reasonable jury to conclude that ATopTech stole its software or caused it to lose money.

  5. November 19, 2015

    Synopsys Can't Ditch Competition Counterclaims in IP Row

    Software maker Synopsys Inc. can't dodge rival ATopTech Inc.'s counterclaims alleging it sought to stifle competition by limiting use of its software to develop new products in the product's license, a California federal judge said Wednesday.

  6. November 13, 2015

    Synopsys Says Software Agreement Didn't Bar Competition

    Synopsys Inc. urged the California federal judge overseeing its patent suit against rival ATopTech Inc. on Friday to toss counterclaims that Synopsys' electronic design software license harms competition, arguing that ATopTech and others have gained a foothold in the market.

  7. September 18, 2015

    Too Late For Synopsys To Add To IP Complaint, Judge Says

    Electronic design automation software maker Synopsys Inc. won't get a chance to amend its complaint in a patent infringement suit against rival ATopTech Inc., after a California federal judge ruled Thursday it had waited too long to seek the changes.

  8. August 15, 2014

    ATopTech, Synopsys Patch Rift Over Dickstein DQ Bid

    Two circuit design rivals agreed in California federal court on Thursday to end a fight over whether Dickstein Shapiro LLP should be disqualified from their patent litigation, settling for an ethical walling off of one of the firm's partners.

  9. August 04, 2014

    Synopsys Again Tells Judge To DQ Dickstein From IP Dispute

    Synopsys Inc. pushed back Friday against rival ATopTech Inc.'s opposition to the disqualification of Dickstein Shapiro LLC from a patent infringement suit in California federal court, four months after a previous firm was also barred from representing ATopTech, saying it has standing to disqualify the firm.

  10. July 28, 2014

    ATopTech Says Synopsys Can't DQ Dickstein In IP Row

    ATopTech Inc. on Friday hit back against Synopsys Inc.'s bid to disqualify Dickstein Shapiro LLP from representing the company in a patent infringement suit, saying Synopsys lacks standing because it hasn't shown it qualifies as a "client or former client" of a Dickstein attorney.

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