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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FUJITSU LIMITED, a Japanese

corporation, and FUJITSU

MICROELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a

California corporation,

Plaintiffs,

v.

NANYA TECHNOLOGY CORP., a Taiwanese

corporation, and NANYA TECHNOLOGY

CORP., U.S.A., a California

corporation,

Defendants. /

No. C 06-6613 CW

ORDER DENYING

FUJITSU’S MOTION TO

DISMISS NANYA’S

COUNTERCLAIMS AND

STAYING PROCEEDINGS

CONCERNING THOSE

COUNTERCLAIMS

Fujitsu moves to dismiss Nanya’s counterclaims for a

declaration of noninfringement and invalidity with respect to ten

of Fujitsu’s patents. In support of this motion, Fujitsu has filed

a covenant not to sue Nanya for infringement of those patents. 

However, the covenant is contingent on Nanya satisfying a number of

conditions, including a condition that Nanya not seek reexamination of any Fujitsu patent in the U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office. Because of these conditions, the covenant is not

sufficient to eliminate the controversy between the parties, and

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United States District Court

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thus it does not strip the Court of jurisdiction over the

declaratory judgment counterclaims. See Caraco Pharm. Labs., Ltd.

v. Forest Labs., Inc., __ F.3d __, 2008 WL 850330, at *12-*14 (Fed.

Cir. 2008) (involving an unconditional and irrevocable covenant not

to sue). Nor will the Court decline to exercise its jurisdiction

over the counterclaims.

Instead, because Nanya’s declaratory judgment counterclaims

relate primarily to its antitrust claims against Fujitsu, and

because proceedings concerning those antitrust claims have been

stayed pending a resolution of the parties’ infringement claims,

the Court hereby similarly stays all proceedings regarding the

declaratory judgment counterclaims. These counterclaims will be

adjudicated during the antitrust portion of this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 4/8/08 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

United States District Judge

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