U.S. Court denies Elan Microelectronics’ dismissal in Avago Technologies’ lawsuit
Avago Technologies has announced the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has denied Elan Microelectronics Corp.'s motion to dismiss for non-infringement of Avago's U.S. patents 6,433,780 and 5,786,804 in the patent infringement lawsuit Avago filed against Elan in Dec, 2004.
In the motion, Elan had argued on technical terms that it did not infringe those two Avago patents. With the court's decision, Avago's lawsuit will proceed against Elan.
"We are pleased with the court's decision and look forward to the next phase of the lawsuit," said Ngoh Kee Hane, vice president and general manager, Navigation Products Division, Avago Technologies.
Avago's lawsuit alleges that Elan and its U.S. subsidiary, Elan Information Technology Group, infringe Avago's U.S. Patent Nos. 6,433,780 and 5,786,804, which relate to optical mouse sensor technology. In this U.S. lawsuit, Avago is seeking to stop Elan from selling infringing optical mouse sensors. Avago is also seeking damages from Elan and its U.S. subsidiary for their unauthorized use of Avago's patented optical mouse sensor technology.
