Legal Opinion
Altera Corp. v. Clear Logic, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 2005No. 03-17323, 03-17334PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HUG; Concurrence by Judge RYMER.
HUG, Circuit Judge.
This case involves an infringement action by Altera Corporation (“Altera”) against Clear Logic Incorporated (“Clear Logic”) under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984, 17 U.S.C. §§ 901-14 (“SCPA”). Altera also brought state law claims against Clear Logic for intentionally inducing Altera’s customers to breach their software license agreements with Altera and also for intentional interference with those contractual relations. A jury found for Altera on all claims and a judgment was entered for $30.6 million in…
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