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Micron Technology Applauds Court Ruling That Rambus Patents Are Unenforceable

^{Published on 2009-01-09 15:06:51, Last Modified on 2009-01-09 15:07:29 - Market Wire}
 

BOISE, Idaho--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU), today announced that the U.S. District Court of Delaware has found that patents Rambus Inc. had asserted against Micron are unenforceable. The Delaware Court found that "the spoliation conduct was extensive, including within its scope the destruction of innumerable documents relating to all aspects of Rambus' business."

"We are pleased with the Delaware Court's ruling that the 12 patents Rambus asserted against Micron in the Delaware case are unenforceable. We believe that the decision is applicable to other pending cases, and we are reviewing the ruling to determine its potential impact," said Rod Lewis, Micron's Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel.

In the opinion issued by the Delaware Court earlier today, the Honorable Sue L. Robinson declared that "in light of Rambus' litigation conduct, the very integrity of the litigation process has been impugned . . . [and] that the appropriate sanction for the conduct of record is to declare the patents in suit unenforceable against Micron." Four of the 12 patents asserted against Micron in the Delaware Court and held to be unenforceable have been asserted against Micron in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Micron believes that the Delaware Court's ruling applies to the remaining patents in the California case and expects to file a motion with the California Court seeking a ruling of unenforceability based on the Delaware Court's decision.

Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND flash memory, CMOS image sensors, other semiconductor components, and memory modules for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products. Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc., visit [ www.micron.com ].

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