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International Rectifier Corporation v. Ixys Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 20, 2004No. 04-1014PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the injunction granted the patentee is overly broad, and, if so, what is the proper remedy. International Rectifier Corporation (“IR”) is the assignee of U.S. Patent No. 6,476,481 (“the '481 patent”), which relates to semiconductor device “packages.” On the day the patent issued, IR filed a patent infringement suit against IXYS Corporation (“IXYS”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Within two weeks IXYS modified the design of its accused semiconductor products. When IR filed a motion for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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