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Marvell (MRVL) Affirms Patent Infringement Verdict; Will Pay $1.17B in Damages

December 27, 2012 8:04 AM EST

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) announced that on December 26, 2012, a jury in Pittsburgh delivered a verdict in a lawsuit brought by Carnegie Mellon University ("CMU") against Marvell and Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. ("MSI"), Marvell's U.S. operating subsidiary, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

In the lawsuit, CMU asserted that Marvell infringed two CMU patents claiming a specific technique related to read channel detector technology that is not practiced by any Marvell chips. Specifically, the patents at issue are U.S. Patent Nos.... More

RBC Expects Marvell Technology (MRVL) to Appeal or Settle CMU Ruling at Lower Price Tag

December 27, 2012 7:43 AM EST

Shares of Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) collapsed 10 percent Wednesday after the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the amount of $1.17bil over Marvell relating to two noise patents, where Marvell has been found to infringe.

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JMP Securities Downgrades Marvell (MRVL) to Market Perform after Jury Verdict

December 27, 2012 7:01 AM EST

JMP Securities downgraded Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) from Market Outperform to Market Perform following yesterday's negative jury ruling.

The firm sees too many fundamental and sentiment headwinds to maintain their rating. They also note that the company plans to appeal the verdict, meaning... More

Noted Hedge Fund Hit as Marvell (MRVL) Slammed on Patent Ruling

December 26, 2012 3:33 PM EST

One bull on Marvell Technology (Nasdaq: MRVL) is getting hit today.

David Einhorn, of Greenlight Capital, is seeing millions vanish before his eyes following an adverse patent ruling today that could end up costing Marvell $1.17 billion or more.

Einhorn had 18,372,247 million... More