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SEAGATETECHNOLOGYPLC
NOTESTOCONSOLIDATEDFINANCIALSTATEMENTS—(Continued)
unspecifiedpunitivedamages,includingforwillfulinfringement.OnJanuary16,2002,Convolvefiledanamendedcomplaint,allegingdefendantsinfringeUS
PatentNo.6,314,473(the"'473patent").Thedistrictcourtruledin2010thatthe'267patentwasoutofthecase.
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.ThedistrictcourtenteredjudgmentinfavoroftheCompany
onJuly14,2014.ConvolvefiledanoticeofappealonAugust13,2014.OnFebruary10,2016,theU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheFederalCircuit:1)affirmedthe
districtcourt'ssummaryjudgmentofnodirectinfringementbySeagatebecauseSeagate'sATA/SCSIdiskdrivesdonotmeetthe"userinterface"limitationofthe
assertedclaimsofthe'473patent;2)affirmedthedistrictcourt'ssummaryjudgmentofnon-infringementbyCompaq'sproductsastoclaims1,3,and5ofthe'473
patentbecauseCompaq'sF10BIOSinterfacedoesnotmeetthe"commands"limitationofthoseclaims;3)vacatedthedistrictcourt'ssummaryjudgmentofnon-
infringementbyCompaq'saccusedproductsastoclaims7-15ofthe'473patent;4)reversedthedistrictcourt'ssummaryjudgmentofnon-infringementbasedon
interveningrights;and5)remandedthecasetothedistrictcourtforfurtherproceedingsonthe'473patent.Inviewoftherulingsmadebythedistrictcourtandthe
CourtofAppealsandtheuncertaintyregardingtheamountofdamages,ifany,thatcouldbeawardedConvolveinthismatter,theCompanydoesnotbelievethatit
iscurrentlypossibletodetermineareasonableestimateofthepossiblerangeoflossrelatedtothismatter.
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.OnOctober2,2015,thecourtofappealsvacatedandremandedthedistrictcourt'sgrantofsummary
judgmentonMr.Shukh'sclaimforcorrectionofinventorshipandaffirmedthedistrictcourt'sgrantofsummaryjudgmentastoallotherclaims.OnOctober29,
2015,Mr.Shukhfiledapetitionforrehearingenbancwiththecourtofappeals;thepetitionwasdeniedonDecember17,2015.OnMarch16,2016,Shukhfileda
petitionforwritofcertioraritotheU.S.SupremeCourt;thepetitionwasdeniedonJune27,2016.Inviewoftheuncertaintyregardingtheamountofdamages,if
any,thatcouldbeawardedinthismatter,theCompanydoesnotbelievethatitiscurrentlypossibletodetermineareasonableestimateofthepossiblerangeofloss
relatedtothismatter.
LEAPCo.,Ltd.v.SeagateSingaporeInternationalHeadquartersPte.Ltd.andNipponSeagateInc.—OnJuly4,2012,LEAPCo.,Ltd.filedalawsuitinthe
TokyoDistrictCourtofJapanagainstSeagateSingaporeInternationalHeadquartersPte.Ltd.,NipponSeagateInc.andBuffaloInc.allegingwrongfultermination
ofpurchaseagreementsandotherclaims,andseekingapproximately$38millionindamages.OnMarch16,2016,theCompanyandLEAPreachedasettlement.
Asaresultofthesettlement,thislitigationbetweentheCompanyandLEAPhasended.ThereisnodamageorlosstotheCompanyrelatedtothismatter.
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