Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. v. Third Dimension (3d) Semiconductor, Inc.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.

The underlying dispute in this case is whether Fairchild owes patent license royalties to Third Dimension (3D) on Fair-child SuperFET™ products under a patent License Agreement between the parties. Fairchild says that its SuperFET™ products are not “covered by” (license terminology) 3D’s patents. 3D says that they are, and has attempted to terminate the License Agreement because Fairchild has not paid royalties. In this ruling, I Grant Fairchild’s motion for preliminary injunction…