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TableofContents
SEAGATETECHNOLOGYPLC
NOTESTOCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALSTATEMENTS—(Continued)
ThefollowingtablesummarizestheCompany'soperationsbygeographicarea:
14.Legal,EnvironmentalandOtherContingencies
TheCompanyassessestheprobabilityofanunfavorableoutcomeofallitsmateriallitigation,claims,orassessmentstodeterminewhetheraliabilityhadbeen
incurredandwhetheritisprobablethatoneormorefutureeventswilloccurconfirmingthefactoftheloss.Intheeventthatanunfavorableoutcomeisdetermined
tobeprobableandtheamountofthelosscanbereasonablyestimated,theCompanyestablishesanaccrualforthelitigation,claimorassessment.Inaddition,inthe
eventanunfavorableoutcomeisdeterminedtobelessthanprobable,butreasonablypossible,theCompanywilldiscloseanestimateofthepossiblelossorrange
ofsuchloss;however,whenareasonableestimatecannotbemade,theCompanywillprovidedisclosuretothateffect.Litigationisinherentlyuncertainandmay
resultinadverserulingsordecisions.Additionally,theCompanymayenterintosettlementsorbesubjecttojudgmentsthatmay,individuallyorintheaggregate,
haveamaterialadverseeffectonitsresultsofoperations.Accordingly,actualresultscoulddiffermaterially.
IntellectualPropertyLitigation
Convolve,Inc.("Convolve")andMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology("MIT")v.SeagateTechnologyLLC,etal.—OnJuly13,2000,ConvolveandMIT
filedsuitagainstCompaqComputerCorporationandSeagateTechnologyLLCintheU.S.DistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofNewYork,alleging
infringementofU.S.PatentNos.4,916,635(the"'635patent")andU.S.PatentNo.5,638,267(the"'267patent"),misappropriationoftradesecrets,breachof
contract,andotherclaims.Inthecomplaint,theplaintiffsrequestedinjunctiverelief,$800millionincompensatorydamagesandunspecifiedpunitivedamages,
includingforwillfulinfringement.OnJanuary16,2002,Convolvefiledanamendedcomplaint,allegingdefendantsinfringeUSPatentNo.6,314,473(the"'473
patent").Thedistrictcourtruledin2010thatthe'267patentwasoutofthecase.
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 FiscalYearsEnded
(Inmillions) 
July3,
2015
June27,
2014
June28,
2013
Revenuefromexternalcustomers(a):      
Singapore $ 6,844 $ 6,828 $ 7,429
UnitedStates  3,929  3,679  3,620
TheNetherlands  2,291  2,652  2,804
Other   675  565  498
Consolidated  $ 13,739 $ 13,724 $ 14,351
Long-livedassets:      
Singapore  $ 900 $ 788 $ 881
Thailand   328  398  398
UnitedStates   725  500  427
China   138  167  212
Malaysia   248  146  129
Other   568  680  852
Consolidated $ 2,907 $ 2,679 $ 2,899
(a) Revenueisattributedtocountriesbasedontheshippinglocation.