Mentor Graphics Wins Patent Case

(RTTNews) - Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT) said Friday that a Portland, Oregon jury has delivered a verdict in favor of the company in a trial in which Mentor asserted infringement of one of its patents against Emulation and Verification Engineering S.A. and Synopsys, Inc. (SNPS).

The jury in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon found that one Mentor patent - U.S. Patent No. 6,240,376 - was directly and indirectly infringed by EVE and Synopsys.

As part of the verdict, the jury awarded damages of about $36 million and certain royalties to be paid to Mentor Graphics.