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Sep 12, 2007
ChipMOS FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT AGAINST WALTON CHAINTECH CORPORATION
ChipMOS FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT AGAINST WALTON CHAINTECH CORPORATION
ChipMOS Taiwan obtained from the retail market several "APOGEE" branded memory modules manufactured by Walton Chaintech and sent them to a professional appraisal institution for investigation. ChipMOS Taiwan decided to file the litigation based upon the investigating report of this professional appraisal institution, which concluded that the package device employed on the aforementioned modules infringed ChipMOS Taiwan R.O.C. patent no. 207627 "Substrate on Chip Packaging Process" and patent no. 207525 "Substrate on Chip Packaging Process".
ChipMOS highly values intellectual property and recognizes its responsibility to protect its patents and the benefits of its shareholders, and to seek a fair return on its efforts in R&D activities. ChipMOS Taiwan decided to file the patent infringement lawsuit against Walton Chaintech, seeking NT$15 million in monetary damages at the initial stage for the losses ChipMOS Taiwan suffered as well as a court order prohibiting Walton Chaintech from using the allegedly infringing technology.
About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.:
ChipMOS (http://www.chipmos.com/) is a leading independent provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services to customers in Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu and Southern Taiwan Science Parks in Taiwan and Shanghai, ChipMOS and its subsidiaries provide testing and assembly services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries.
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