Legal Opinion
Synopsys, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 10, 2016No. 2014-1516, 2014-1530PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DYK. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.'
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DYK.
Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”), the petitioner, appeals a final decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) in an inter partes review of claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,240,376 (“the '376 patent”). Mentor Graphics Corporation (“Mentor”), the patent owner, cross appeals. The Board found that claims 5, 8, and 9 were invalid as anticipated (which Mentor does not challenge on appeal) but declined to find that claims 1 and 28 were anticipated…
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