Semiconductors
Since spawning the tech venture ecosystem in Silicon Valley, the semiconductor industry has developed into a massive global industry permeating every aspect of modern life and raising critical national security, competition law, and international trade issues. Arnold & Porter has been representing clients in the semiconductor industry for decades, from entrepreneurs to the largest public companies in the U.S. and around the world. With our full-service corporate and transactional practice, deep bench of IP and commercial litigators, extensive antitrust, regulatory and international trade expertise, significant public policy and lobbying practice, and global footprint, Arnold & Porter is uniquely qualified to help companies in the semiconductor industry navigate the complex issues they face.
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Global Reach: We help clients in the U.S., UK, EU, and Asia acquire, sell, and finance companies, businesses and technology, enter into licensing and commercial transactions, implement compliance programs, navigate crises, and defend and enforce their IP and other legal rights.
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Deep Regulatory Expertise: Our extensive regulatory expertise in areas such as CFIUS and Exon-Florio, export control and sanctions, cybersecurity, anti-corruption, environmental, antitrust and competition law, government contracts, and international trade enables us to develop and execute on practical legal strategies, and to help clients navigate changing regulatory and business landscapes.
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Integrated Practice Groups:Our corporate and transactional, IP and commercial litigation, antitrust, regulatory, and public policy groups work closely together to provide holistic solutions to client problems and stay informed of relevant legal developments.
Experience Highlights
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Cadence Design Systems in the successful settlement of a patent litigation brought by Bell Semiconductor in district courts throughout the country as well at the ITC. This was a nationwide dispute alleging that the entire semiconductor industry infringed Bell’s patents through use of software tools offered by Cadence.
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Microchip Technology in arbitration regarding scope and enforceability of license agreement.
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Semiconductor Industry Association concerning chemical-regulatory and environmental matters.
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Intel in its agreement to acquire Silicon Mobility, a fabless silicon and software company that specializes in software-defined vehicle system-on-chips for intelligent electric vehicle energy management.
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Luminous Computing in corporate matters and in negotiation of a wide range of IP license and services agreements in support of the development of a photonics-based supercomputer for artificial intelligence applications.
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Cadence Design Systems in successfully settling a breach of contract case brought by the DINI Group relating to integrated circuit prototyping tools.
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Semiconductor company in responding to a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) related to potential diversion of products to embargoed countries.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. in a patent infringement action against Technical Consumer Products, Inc. (dba TCP Lighting) and Hawthorne Gardening Company. Samsung is offensively asserting four LED patents which led to significant advances in previous technology, improving the reliability of the manufacturing process and the performance of LED products.
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Multiple semiconductor companies on applying for CHIPS Act funding and negotiating CHIPS Act agreements.
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Semiconductor company in conducting foreign direct product rule analysis to determine whether its semiconductors are subject to U.S. export controls and may be exported to companies on the Entity List.
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