FormFactor Inc. (FORM) said that the ITC terminated the investigation of probe card manufacturers Phicom Corp. and Micronics Japan Co. Ltd. without issuing an exclusionary order against any products.
ITC has found that certain of FormFactor's asserted patent claims were valid, but not infringed, and other asserted patent claims were invalid.
The ITC released only a three-page notice and indicated that the full final determination would be issued later.
The company said it will carefully evaluate the final determination when it becomes available and assess further proceedings, including any potential appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the pending district court patent infringement litigations against Phicom and Micronics, which were stayed after initiation of the ITC investigation and include other FormFactor patents not at issue before the ITC.
The company believes the final determination will have no immediate business impact.
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