Patent Infringement Case
In December 2012 a Pittsburgh jury ruled that Marvell had infringed patents by incorporating hard disk technology developed and owned by Carnegie Mellon University without a license. The technology, relating to improving hard disk data read accuracy at high speeds, was reported to have been used in 2.3 billion chips sold by Marvell between 2003 and 2012. The jury awarded damages of $1.17bn, the third largest ever in a patent case at the time. The jury also found that the breach had been "willful", giving the judge discretion to award up to three times the original damage amount. Post-trial hearings are scheduled for May 2013 with Marvell reported to be considering an appeal in the interim.
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