Synopsys, Inc. v. Real Intent, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SYNOPSYS, INC., Case No. 5:20-cv-02819-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER RE TRIABILITY OF UNJUST

ENRICHMENT DAMAGES BY JURY

v.

REAL INTENT, INC., Defendant.

Following summary judgment and the parties’ agreed-upon resolution of the patent claim, three issues remain for trial in this case. The first two issues arise from a breach of contract related to Plaintiff Synopsys, Inc.’s Design Vision product. Specifically, the parties are proceeding to trial to determine whether the copying of certain disputed software commands, options, and attributes was part of Defendant Real Intent, Inc.’s breach of contract, and how much, if any, Real Intent owes in damages, as measured by Synopsys’ lost profits. The third trial issue arises from a separate breach of contract related to Synopsys’ DesignWare library. The issue here is how much, if any, Real Intent owes in restitution, as measured by R&D costs that Real Intent …