Legal Opinion
Synopsys, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corp.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 20, 2015No. C 12-6467 MMCPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MAXINE M. CHESNEY, United States District Judge
Before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment, filed October 3, 2014, by plaintiff Synopsys Inc. (“Synopsys”) and defendant Mentor Graphics Corporation (“Mentor”), by which the parties set forth their respective positions as to the patent eligibility of eight claims as recited in three patents held by Synopsys,1 specifically, claims 1, 2, 8, and 9 of U.S. Patent No. 5,748,488 (“’488 patent”), claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 5,530,841 (“ ’841 patent”), and claims 32, 35, and 36 of U.S. Patent No. 5,680,318…
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