United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ IN RE RICOH COMPANY, LTD. PATENT LITIGATION ------------------------- SYNOPSYS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Defendant-Appellant. --------------------- RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Plaintiff, v. AEROFLEX INCORPORATED, AMI SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., MATROX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, LTD., MATROX GRAPHICS, INC., MATROX INTERNATIONAL, INC., MATROX TECH, INC., AND AEROFLEX COLORADO SPRINGS, INC., Defendants. ______________________ 2012-1522 ______________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in No. 03-CV-2289, Judge James Ware. ______________________ JUDGMENT ______________________

RICHARD G. FRENKEL, Latham & Watkins, LLP, of Menlo Park, California, argued for plaintiff-appellee.

With him on the brief was RON E. SHULMAN.

KENNETH W. BROTHERS, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant. With him on the brief were GARY M. HOFFMAN; and KRISTA M.

CARTER, of Palo Alto, California. Of counsel was ASSAD H.

RAJANI, of Palo Alto, California.

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THIS CAUSE having been heard and considered, it is ORDERED and ADJUDGED: PER CURIAM (LOURIE, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judg- es).

AFFIRMED. See Fed. Cir. R. 36.

ENTERED BY ORDER OF THE COURT

March 12, 2012 /s/ Jan Horbaly Date Jan Horbaly Clerk