German Patent Office Cancels Rambus’ German Utility Model

March 29, 2003
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On March 29, 2003, Hynix announced that the German Patent Office canceled Rambus’s German utility model tied to European Patent 0 525 068, ruling Rambus illegally tried to broaden its protection and rejecting its infringement claims and amendments against Hynix.

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German Patent Office Cancels Rambus’ German Utility Model

Seoul, Korea, March 29, 2003
hynix Semiconductor announced today that the German Patent Office cancelled Rambus’ German utility model corresponding to its European Patent No. 0 525 068.

The German Patent Office ruled that Rambus violated German patent law by improperly trying to extend the scope of protection of the utility model. Rambus had sued hynix for infringing the utility model in Mannheim, Germany. Rambus’ efforts to add auxiliary requests, which amount to amended claims, to its utility model were also rejected.