ITC Rules Mellanox Does Not Infringe Avago's Laser Driver Patent

(RTTNews) - Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX) said Monday that the U.S. International Trade commission has issued its Final Determination ruling that Mellanox's Active Optical Cable products and VCSEL drivers do not infringe Avago's U.S. Patent Number 5,596,456, directed to a laser driver, which was asserted against Mellanox by Avago in an ITC complaint filed in September 2012.

The ITC also affirmed the ALJ ruling that certain Mellanox cable products that contain a particular type of vertical cavity surface emitting laser do infringe another of Avago's patents, US Patent No. 5,596,595, directed to a VCSEL and issued a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders with respect to those products. The VCSELs in the products at issue are supplied to Mellanox by third parties.

The orders, however, will not interrupt Mellanox's ability to supply cables or otherwise impact Mellanox's current or planned product offerings. Those orders are also not expected to have a material adverse effect on the company's business, financial position, results of operations or cash flow.