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Thursday, October 4, 2012

postheadericon DRAM Patent Holder Rambus Called Out (Again) For Shredding Evidence

Rambus Inc. is back in the news again, as some of his questionable judicial maneuvers were highlighted by another company on the receiving end of a lawsuit for patent infringement. SK Hynix sued Rambus Inc. and several other chipmakers in early 2000, claiming to have rights to a certain DRAM technology.

Rambus is best known for a move that took place there over a decade, shortly before its entry into the business by administrative innovation.

Friday, Whyte found that Rambus destroyed documents when litigation is anticipated. More specifically, Whyte said, Rambus employees told to destroy documents in days annual "Crush" from 1998 to 2000, before filing patent applications.



Because litigation was "reasonably foreseeable", held Whyte Rambus document has been preserved.

"Rambus engaged in spoliation of evidence when engaged in the destruction of documents within three days of grinding, "The judgment of 66 pages.
"annual days? Shred "The fact that Rambus had not only a recurring event, but a nickname for the event can be seen as an indication that" society "necessary to get rid of the possibility of just paperwork. It reminds me of something like gangsters suitcases mobile money for the house of their mothers before RICO investigation.
Now, many companies are destroyed each year financial records, personnel records, etc., which reached the expiration date of the requirements of withholding federal and state. however, Rambus has made some sounds like only be ordered in spite of their "engineers are dirty" defense.

Rambus responded that its engineers tend to be "rat pack" and stated that its policy was justified ...
Hynix Rambus had brought "days" to deal crushing Disctrict Court in 2005, stating that "evidence Rambus had plundered and their" hands dirty "dismissal 15 justified complaints of infringement. " This application was rejected and, in 2011, U.S. District Judge Ronald Whyte SK Hynix was ordered to pay $ 397 million in royalties. On appeal, Rambus claims Hynix Whyte reviewed and found we had a lot of shredded documents, but perhaps nothing relevant.

"The evidence does not show that Rambus intentionally destroyed evidence damaging," said Whyte.


"Although the evidence does not show that Rambus deliberately shredded documents that he knew dangerous, the court concluded that Rambus, despite evidence of bad faith or looted at least voluntarily, "he added.
Rambus also gave a bit of a warning post-facto.
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