Rambus Inc. announced in a Wednesday press release that the US District Court for the Northern District of California stayed the coordinated cases involving memory manufacturers Hynix, Micron, Nanya, and Samsung, in view of a recent ruling from the Delaware District Court.

In the Delaware case, the Court ruled that Rambus cannot enforce the patents in suit against Micron due to document spoliation. In an earlier case against Hynix (Hynix I), the California Court found that Rambus had not spoliated any evidence.

Due to the conflicting opinions of these two courts, the California Court decided to stay further proceedings except for Hynix I. To prevent inconsistent outcomes, the Court will “expeditiously enter judgment in the Hynix I action so that the Federal Circuit can undertake a consolidated review of the spoliation question and bring some finality to the issue.”

In a separate ruling also issued, the California Court denied Hynix’s motion for summary judgment based on the Delaware ruling. The Court further responded to Hynix’s request for reconsideration, saying “the court is not persuaded that its prior opinion is erroneous.”

“While we are disappointed with the stay of the coordinated cases, it is our expectation that the conflicting opinions of the district courts regarding document spoliation will go up together on appeal,” Rambus Senior Vice President and General Counsel Tom Lavelle said.

“We believe that our view will be vindicated,” Lavelle continued.

The coordinated cases before the Honorable Judge Whyte were filed by Rambus in 2005 alleging patent infringement related to memory products manufactured by Hynix, Nanya, Micron, and Samsung.

Rambus is one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in the invention and design of high-speed memory architectures.

SOURCE:AGIPNEWS