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ATopTech to pay Synopsys $30M

There's a brief press release link here.

It seems that ATop Tech copied some command names from PrimeTime, just the names, not any actual code.
 
FYI, here's the rebuttal from ATopTech today:

ATopTech Plans to Contest Verdict
SANTA CLARA, CA – March 10, 2016 – ATopTech, a leader in next-generation physical design solutions, says that it is obviously disappointed with the result of the trial today (against Synopsys) and plans to pursue all of its post-trial options to contest the verdict. The verdict itself is not a final judgment at this stage, since other issues in the case, including affirmative claims by ATopTech, remain to be decided.


ATopTech is pleased that the jury rejected Synopsys’ breach of contract claims and that it prevailed on one of the two copyrighted products involved in the case. ATopTech strongly feels that the verdict results from the application of incorrect legal standards, particularly since it was proven that there was no loss of any sales for PrimeTime, the only copyrighted product that remained in the case when it went to the jury.


Fortunately, the verdict will not affect ATopTech’s current version of Aprisa, which was introduced in October of last year. The current version of Aprisa does not contain the material that was alleged to have been copyrighted in the case and that material will not be included in any future Aprisa releases.

ATopTech will continue to support its customers and continue to provide them with all of the superior features that Aprisa offers. Nothing in the decision today will reduce ATopTech’s continued commitment to and support of its customers or its continued sale of the current and future versions of Aprisa, which do not operate using the allegedly copyrighted material involved in the case.


About ATopTech
ATopTech, Inc. is the technology leader in IC physical design. ATopTech’s technology offers the fastest time to design closure focused on advanced technology nodes. The use of state-of-the-art multi-threading and distributed processing technologies speeds up the design process, resulting in unsurpassed project completion times. For more information, see www.atoptech.com


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Aprisa and Apogee are trademarks and ATopTech is a registered trademark of ATopTech, Inc. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

Editorial Contact:
Michelle Clancy, Cayenne Communication LLC -- 252-940-0981, michelle.clancy@cayennecom.com
 
This is not as peachy for ATopTech as it may seem. The patent violations (U.S. Patent Numbers 6,237,127, 6,405,348, 6,507,941, and 6,567,967) are separate cases from the copyright case and are set for trial in February 2017. The case # is 3:13-cv-02965, Northern California U.S. District Court. Bottom line: ATopTech has a long and expensive way to go yet.
 
Cadence v. Avant!
Synopsys v. NASSDA
Synopsys v. ExtremeDA
Cadence v. BDA

All resulted in acquisitions... So yes, Synopsys or maybe Mentor will probably end up owning ATopTech.
 
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