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OnDecember31,2009,VehicleIP,LLCfiledsuitintheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrictof
DelawareagainstGarminInternational,Inc.andGarminUSA,Inc.alongwithseveralcodefendantsalleging
infringementofU.S.PatentNo.5,987,377(“the’377patent”).Garminbelievesthe’377patentisinvalidandnot
infringed.Althoughtherecanbenoassurancethatanunfavorableoutcomeofthislitigationwouldnothavea
materialadverseeffectonouroperatingresults,liquidityorfinancialposition,Garminbelievestheseclaimsare
withoutmeritandintendstovigorouslydefendthisaction.
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NazomiCommunications,Inc.v.NokiaCorporation,NokiaInc.,MicrosoftCorporation,Amazon.com,Inc.,Western
DigitalCorporation,WesternDigitalTechnologies,Inc.,GarminLtd.,GarminCorporation,GarminInternational,
Inc.,GarminUSA,Inc.,SlingMedia,Inc.,VIZIO,Inc.,andIomegaCorporation.
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OnFebruary8,2010,NazomiCommunications,Inc.filedsuitintheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtforthe
CentralDistrictofCaliforniaagainstGarminLtd.,GarminCorporation,GarminInternational,Inc.,andGarminUSA,
Inc.alongwithseveralcodefendantsalleginginfringementofU.S.PatentNo.7,080,362(“the’362patent”)and
U.S.PatentNo.7,225,436(“the’436patent”).Garminbelievesthe’362patentandthe’436patentarenot
infringed.Althoughtherecanbenoassurancethatanunfavorableoutcomeofthislitigationwouldnothavea
materialadverseeffectonouroperatingresults,liquidityorfinancialposition,Garminbelievestheseclaimsare
withoutmeritandintendstovigorouslydefendthisaction.
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VisteonGlobalTechnologies,Inc.andVisteonTechnologiesLLCv.GarminInternational,Inc.
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 OnFebruary10,2010,VisteonGlobalTechnologies,Inc.andVisteonTechnologiesLLCfiledsuitinthe
UnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheEasternDistrictofMichigan,SouthernDivision,againstGarminInternational,
Inc.alleginginfringementofU.S.PatentNo.5,544,060(“the‘060patent”),U.S.PatentNo.5,654,892(“the‘892
patent”),U.S.PatentNo.5,832,408(“the‘408patent”),U.S.PatentNo5,987,375(“the‘375patent”)andU.S.
PatentNo6,097,316(“the‘316patent”).Garminbelievesthateachclaimofthe‘060patent,the‘892patent,the
‘408patentandthe‘375patentisnotinfringedand/orinvalid.Althoughtherecanbenoassurancethatan
unfavorableoutcomeofthislitigationwouldnothaveamaterialadverseeffectonouroperatingresults,liquidity
orfinancialposition,Garminbelievestheseclaimsarewithoutmeritandintendstovigorouslydefendthisaction.
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FromtimetotimeGarminisinvolvedinotherlegalactionsarisingintheordinarycourseofourbusiness.
Webelievethattheultimateoutcomeoftheseactionswillnothaveamaterialadverseeffectonourbusiness,
financialconditionandresultsofoperations.
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Item4.SubmissionofMatterstoaVoteofSecurityHolders
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NomattersweresubmittedtoavoteofshareholdersofGarminduringthefourthfiscalquarterof2009.
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ExecutiveOfficersoftheRegistrant
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PursuanttoGeneralInstructionG(3)ofForm10‐Kandinstruction3toparagraph(b)ofItem401of
RegulationS‐K,thefollowinglistisincludedasanunnumberedIteminPartIofthisAnnualReportonForm10‐Kin
lieuofbeingincludedintheCompany’sDefinitiveProxyStatementinconnectionwithitsannualmeetingof
shareholdersscheduledforMay20,2010.
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Dr.MinH.Kao,age61,hasservedasChairmanofGarminLtd.sinceAugust2004andwaspreviouslyCo‐
ChairmanofGarminLtd.fromAugust2000toAugust2004.HehasservedasChiefExecutiveOfficerofGarmin
Ltd.sinceAugust2002andpreviouslyservedasCo‐ChiefExecutiveOfficerfromAugust2000toAugust2002.Dr.
KaohasservedasadirectorandofficerofvarioussubsidiariesoftheCompanysinceAugust1990.Dr.Kaoholds
Ph.D.andMSdegreesinElectricalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofTennesseeandaBSdegreeinElectrical
EngineeringfromNationalTaiwanUniversity.
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