Free Motion for Partial Summary Judgment - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

Case 1 :04-cv-01371-JJF Document 202 Filed 03/17/2006 Page 1 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC., )
Plaintiff, j
v. g C.A. No. 04-1371-JJF
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR g
INTERNATIONAL, INC., and FAIRCHILD )
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, ) I
Defendants. g
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF LIMITATION
ON DAMAGES UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 287 {FAILURE TO MARKQ
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. and Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
(collectively, "Fairchild") hereby respectfully move for summary judgment barring Power
Integrations, Inc. ("Power Integrations") from recovering damages prior to the filing of its
Complaint because of Power Integrations’ failure to mark its products as required by 35 U.S.C.
§ 287. The facts regarding Power Integrations’ failure to mark are not in dispute and as a matter
of law do not satisfy the requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 287.
Fairchild also seeks to bar any calculation of damages based on economic or market data
prior to the filing of the Complaint. No matter the measure of damages—price erosion, lost
profits, reasonable royalty, or any other—Power Integrations’ failure to comply with the marking
statute requires, as a matter of law, that the date of actual notice be the starting point for any
hypothetical negotiation or comparisons of price, profits or other relevant data.
This motion is based on the opening brief in support of this motion, the supporting
evidence attached thereto, all pleadings and papers on file in this action, and any other evidence
the Court deems proper and just.

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ASHBY & GEDDES
/s/ John G. Day
Steven J. Balick (I.D. 21 14)
Jolm G. Day (I.D. 2403)
Lauren E. Maguire (I.D. 4261)
222 Delaware Avenue, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19899
(302) 654-1888
sbalick@ashby—geddes.com
jday_@ashby·geddes.com
lmaggire@ashby—geddes.com
Attorneys for Defendants
Of Counsel:
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIF F E LLP
G. Hopkins Guy, III (#124811)
Vicki L. Feeman (#177487)
Bas de Blank (#191487)
Brian H. VanderZanden (#233134)
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 614-7400
Dated: March 17, 2006
167736.1
2

Case 1 :04-cv-01371-JJF Document 202 Filed 03/17/2006 Page 3 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC., )
Plaintiff, j
v. j C.A. N0. 04-1371-JJF
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR j
INTERNATIONAL, INC., and FAIRCHILD )
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, )
Defendants. j
ORDER
This ; day of , 2006, defendants ("Fairchild") having
moved for summary judgment barring Power Integrations, Inc. ("Power Integrations") from
recovering damages prior to the filing of its Complaint because of Power Integrations’ failure to
mark its products as required by 35 U.S.C. § 287, and the Court, after considering the issues,
having concluded that good grounds exist for the requested relief, now therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Fairchild’s motion for summary judgment barring
Power Integrations from recovering damages prior to the iiling of its Complaint in this matter is
hereby GRANTED.


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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 17th day of March, 2006, the attached DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF LIMITATION ON DAMAGES
UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 287 (FAILURE TO MARK) was served upon the below—named counsel
of record at the address and in the manner indicated:
William J. Marsden, Jr., Esquire HAND DELIVERY
Fish & Richardson, P.C.
919 N. Market Street
Suite 1100
P.O. Box 11 14
Wilmington, DE 19899
Frank E. Scherkenbach, Esquire VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
Fish & Richardson P.C.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110-2804
Michael Kane, Esquire VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
Fish & Richardson P.C.
60 South Sixth Street
3300 Dain Rauscher Plaza
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Howard G. Pollack, Esquire VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS
Fish & Richardson P.C.
500 Arguello Street, Suite 500
Redwood City, CA 94063
Andre G. Bouchard, Esquire HAND DELIVERY
Bouchard Margules & Friedlander, P.A.
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1400
Wilmington, DE 19801
/s/ John G. Day
J olm G. Day