Legal Opinion
Standard Microsystems Corp. v. Winbond Electronics Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 24, 2009No. H033266PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUSHING, P. J.
Plaintiff Standard Microsystems Corporation brought this action accusing a Taiwanese corporation and an Israeli corporation of misappropriating the design of a microchip used in manufacturing personal computers. Both defendants were advised by their California attorney that the attempt to serve them by mail was ineffective, and that they were under no obligation to answer the complaint. When plaintiff took their default, the same attorney sought relief on the ground that service was void, or that defendants themselves were guilty of mistake, surprise, inadvertence, or…
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