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- Title: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. v. Samsung Electronics Co.
- Author : Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 02, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 88 KB
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Appealed from: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Judge Thomas Selby Ellis III On October 10, 1996, Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (""SEL"") sued Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (collectively ""Samsung"") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, alleging that Samsung's production and sales of active matrix displays infringed SEL's U.S. Patent No. 5,543,636 (""the '636 patent"") directed to semiconductor technology. The district court first granted SEL's motion for summary judgment dismissing Samsung's federal and New Jersey Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (""RICO"") counterclaims. See SEL v. Samsung, 4 F. Supp. 2d 473 (E.D. Va. 1998) (""SEL 1""). After a seven-day bench trial, the district court also held the '636 patent to be unenforceable for SEL's inequitable conduct before the Patent and Trademark Office (""PTO""). See SEL v. Samsung, 4 F. Supp. 2d 477 (E.D. Va. 1998) (""SEL 2""); SEL v. Samsung, 24 F. Supp. 2d 537 (E.D. Va. 1998) (""SEL 3""). Both parties appeal. Because we are not persuaded that the district court either abused its discretion in holding the '636 patent unenforceable for inequitable conduct or improperly dismissed Samsung's federal and New Jersey RICO counterclaims, we affirm. BACKGROUND
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