Litigation
Aug. 15, 2013
Semiconductor company must pay competitor more than $8.4 million in fees
Semiconductor company O2 Micro International Ltd. must pay rival Monolithic Power Systems Inc. more than $8.4 million in legal fees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A semiconductor producer must pay rival San Jose-based Monolithic Power Systems Inc. more than $8.4 million, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Tuesday, affirming a lower court's highly unusual granting of legal fees in a patent infringement suit.
U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland granted Monolithic's request for attorney fees last year after finding that O2 Micro...
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