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SEAGATETECHNOLOGYPLC
NOTESTOCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALSTATEMENTS—(Continued)
OnAugust16,2011,thedistrictcourtgrantedinpartanddeniedinparttheCompany'smotionforsummaryjudgment.OnJuly1,2013,theU.S.Courtof
AppealsfortheFederalCircuit:1)affirmedthedistrictcourt'ssummaryjudgmentrulingsthatSeagatedidnotmisappropriateanyoftheallegedtradesecretsand
thattheassertedclaimsofthe'635patentareinvalid;2)reversedandvacatedthedistrictcourt'ssummaryjudgmentofnon-infringementwithrespecttothe'473
patent;and3)remandedthecaseforfurtherproceedingsonthe'473patent.OnJuly11,2014,thedistrictcourtgrantedtheCompany'ssummaryjudgmentmotion
regardingConvolve'sonlyremainingcauseofaction,whichallegedinfringementofthe'473patent.ThecourtenteredjudgmentinfavoroftheCompanyon
July14,2014.ConvolvefiledanoticeofappealonAugust13,2014.Thecourtofappealshasnotyetsetadatefororalargument.Inviewoftherulingsmadeby
thedistrictcourtandtheCourtofAppealsandtheuncertaintyregardingtheamountofdamages,ifany,thatcouldbeawardedConvolveinthismatter,the
Companydoesnotbelievethatitiscurrentlypossibletodetermineareasonableestimateofthepossiblerangeoflossrelatedtothismatter.
AlexanderShukhv.SeagateTechnology—OnFebruary12,2010,AlexanderShukhfiledacomplaintagainsttheCompanyintheU.S.DistrictCourtforthe
DistrictofMinnesota,alleging,amongotherthings,employmentdiscriminationbasedonhisBelarusiannationaloriginandwrongfulfailuretonamehimasan
inventoronseveralpatentsandpatentapplications.Mr.Shukh'semploymentwasterminatedaspartofacompany-widereductioninforceinfiscalyear2009.He
seeksdamagesinexcessof$75million.OnMarch31,2014,thedistrictcourtgrantedSeagate'ssummaryjudgmentmotionandenteredjudgmentinfavorof
Seagate.Mr.ShukhfiledanoticeofappealonApril7,2014.OralargumentatthecourtofappealswasheldonJune4,2015;thecourthasnotyetissuedits
decision.Inviewoftheuncertaintyregardingtheamountofdamages,ifany,thatcouldbeawardedinthismatter,theCompanydoesnotbelievethatitiscurrently
possibletodetermineareasonableestimateofthepossiblerangeoflossrelatedtothismatter.
LEAPCo.,Ltd.v.SeagateSingaporeInternationalHeadquartersPte.Ltd.andNipponSeagateInc.—OnJuly4,2012,LEAPCo.,Ltd.filedalawsuitinthe
TokyoDistrictCourtofJapanagainstSeagateSingaporeInternationalHeadquartersPte.Ltd.,NipponSeagateInc.andBuffaloInc.allegingwrongfultermination
ofpurchaseagreementsandotherclaims,andseekingapproximately$38millionindamages.Adateforthestartoftrialhasnotyetbeenscheduled.TheCompany
believestheclaimsarewithoutmeritandintendstovigorouslydefendthiscase.Inviewoftheuncertaintyregardingtheamountofdamages,ifany,thatcouldbe
awardedinthismatter,theCompanydoesnotbelievethatitiscurrentlypossibletodetermineareasonableestimateofthepossiblerangeoflossrelatedtothis
matter.
EnovaTechnologyCorporationv.SeagateTechnology(US)Holdings,Inc.,etal.—OnJune5,2013,EnovaTechnologyCorporationfiledacomplaintagainst
SeagateTechnology(US)Holdings,Inc.andSeagateTechnologyLLCintheU.S.DistrictCourtfortheDistrictofDelawarealleginginfringementofU.S.Patent
No.7,136,995,"CryptographicDevice,"andU.S.PatentNo.7,900,057,"CryptographicSerialATAApparatusandMethod."Thecomplaintseeksunspecified
compensatorydamages,enhanceddamages,injunctiverelief,attorneys'fees,andotherrelief.ThetrialisscheduledtobeginJuly11,2016.OnApril27,2015,the
districtcourtorderedastayofthecaseuntilOctober15,2015,inviewofproceedingsregardingthe'995and'057PatentsbeforethePatentTrialandAppealBoard
oftheU.S.PatentandTrademarkOffice.TheCompanybelievestheclaimsarewithoutmeritandintendstovigorouslydefendthiscase.Inviewoftheuncertainty
regardingtheamountofdamages,ifany,thatcouldbeawardedinthismatter,theCompanydoesnotbelievethatitiscurrentlypossibletodetermineareasonable
estimateofthepossiblerangeoflossrelatedtothismatter.
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