In re Ricoh Co., Ltd., No. 11-1199 (Fed. Cir. 2011)
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The owner of the patent, directed to systems and processes for the design of application-specific integrated circuits , sued customers of Synopsys. The owner alleged Synopsys sold software for an infringing process. Synopsys filed an action against the patent owner, seeking a declaratory judgment of noninfringement, invalidity, and unenforceability. After nearly seven years of litigation, the district court granted Synopsys summary judgment of noninfringement. The Federal Circuit affirmed. Synopsys then filed an amended bill of costs seeking $1,208,616.09. The Clerk allowed costs to $938,957.72. The Federal Circuit affirmed the award of costs related to all depositions and transcriptions, reversed the award of costs for use of a third-party discovery database, because the parties had agreed to share the costs, vacated the award of copying costs, and remanded.
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