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Garmin Announces Victory in Patent Dispute with Rambus
Friday, July 27, 2012
Garmin Announces Victory in Patent Dispute with Rambus09:59 EDT Friday, July 27, 2012
OLATHE, Kan. (Business Wire) -- Garmin International, Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN),
announced today that the U.S. International Trade Commission has
rejected all of Rambus, Inc.'s patent allegations against Garmin. As a
result, the Commission terminated the investigation initiated by Rambus
styled In the Matter of Certain Semiconductor Chips and Products
Containing Same (Investigation No. 337-TA-753).
The notice of termination, which is subject to appeal, affirmed the
Administrative Law Judge's Initial Determination finding that Rambus'
“Barth I” patents asserted against Garmin are invalid and unenforceable.
Additionally, the Commission determined that Rambus had failed to
demonstrate the existence of a domestic industry for these patents. The
Commission affirmed the ALJ's determination that only Garmin was able to
establish that patent exhaustion applied to its products.
This is Garmin's third consecutive victory in patent matters before the
Commission. “We are pleased with this result and are excited for the few
other respondents that chose to fight the imprudent allegations with
us,” said Andrew Etkind, Garmin's vice president and general counsel. “I
have faith that the Commission will continue to uncover the truth in the
growing number of sometimes questionable patent investigations brought
before it.”
Garmin was represented by a team led by Lou Mastriani of Adduci,
Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP.
About Garmin
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN),
the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of
companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation,
communication and information devices and applications – most of which
are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin's products serve automotive,
mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM
applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the
United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom
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Notice on Forward-Looking Statements: This release includes
forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such
statements are based on management's current expectations. The
forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may
not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of
known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin,
including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed
by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file
number 0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html.
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Garmin International Inc.Ted Gartner, 913-397-8200media.relations@garmin.com
