Copied an excerpt from Altera's 10Q on your referenced suit..
"In August 1994, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., or AMD, sued us seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief based on our alleged infringement of certain patents held by AMD. In September 1994, we answered the complaint asserting that we are licensed to use the patents which AMD claims are infringed and filed a counterclaim against AMD alleging infringement of certain patents held by us. In October 1997, upon completion of trials bifurcated from the infringement claims, the District Court ruled that we are licensed under all patents asserted by AMD in the suit. In December 1997, AMD filed a Notice of Appeal of the District Court's rulings. In April 1999, the Federal Circuit Court ruled in AMD's favor on its appeal, finding that we are not licensed to AMD's patents, and remanded the case back to the District Court for further proceedings. In 1999, Lattice Corporation entered into an agreement with AMD which includes assuming both the claims against us and the claims against AMD and has replaced AMD in the suit with Vantis, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lattice. Due to the nature of the litigation, our management cannot estimate the total expense, the possible loss, if any, or the range of loss that may ultimately be incurred in connection with the allegations. We cannot ensure that Lattice will not succeed in obtaining significant monetary damages or an injunction against the manufacture and sale of the Classic, MAX 7000, FLEX 8000, MAX 9000 and FLEX 10K product families, or succeed in
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invalidating any of our patents remaining in the suit. Although we cannot make any assurances as to the results of this case, we intend to pursue our claims and defend ourselves vigorously in this matter.
In May 2000, we sued Lattice seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief based on Lattice's alleged infringement of certain patents held by us. In July 2000, Lattice filed a counterclaim against us alleging infringement of certain patents held by Lattice. Due to the nature of the litigation with Lattice and because the lawsuit is still in the pre-trial stage, our management cannot estimate the total expenses, the possible loss, if any, or the range of loss that may ultimately be incurred in connection with the counterclaim allegations. Although we cannot make any assurances as to the results of this case, we intend to pursue our claims and defend ourselves vigorously in this matter." |
