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Focuses on the U.S. District Court's ruling which partly granted and partly denied Cadence Design Systems' motion for a preliminary injunction order finding Avant! had copied Cadence framework source code. Likelihood of success in Cadence's case of copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets; Denial of Cadence's motion to enjoin the sale and support of Avant!'s IC place-and-route software.

Reports that Cadence Design Systems filed a civil lawsuit against Avant! Corp. Accusation that Avant! copied source code from a Cadence integrated circuit (IC) layout package; Specifics of the allegations.

This article states that Cadence Design Systems, Magma Design Automation, Mentor Graphics and Altera jointly filed a countersuit against Vanguard Systems and venture capitalist Narpat Bhandari over a patent involving simulation and emulation. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, brings together a motley mix of co-defendants. It presents information on the issue involving the patent.

Reports on the settlement of the patent case between Cadence Design Systems Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corp. Background of the case; Terms of the settlement; Value of the settlement fee paid by Mentor.

Focuses on the decision of the federal court jury in San Francisco, California on the case filed by Mentor Graphics Corp. against Quickturn Design Systems, a Cadence Design Systems Inc. subsidiary. Facts of the case; Allegations of Mentor Graphics Corp. against Quickturn; Response of Cadence Design Systems Inc. to the decision.

Reports on the settlement of the Avant! source code theft lawsuits in the U.S. by Synopsys and Cadence in November 2002. Information on other electronic design automation outstanding court battles; Importance of the Synopsys payout to the industry; Remarks from Cadence General Counsel Smith McKeithen on the settlement.

Focuses on the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on a patent infringement case filed by Mentor Graphics against Cadence Design Systems. Claims of Mentor Graphics against the Mercury and Mercury Plus emulator products of Cadence Design Systems; Expectations of Herscher on the case.1

Reports on the lawsuit filed by Mentor Graphics Corp. subsidiary Ikos Systems against Cadence Design Systems Inc. in a U.S. district court for alleged patent infringement by Cadence subsidiary Quickturn. Hardware emulation system infringed by Cadence; Reason behind the proliferation of lawsuits in the emulation industry; Impact of the lawsuit on the industry; Reaction of a Cadence executive to the lawsuit.

Reports that Avant! Corp. and Cadence Design Systems have been ordered by United States District Judge Donald Whyte to schedule a settlement conference or mediation in regard to the patent infringement litigation between the companies. How Cadence views the order by Whyte; Details on Whyte's order.

Editorial. Asserts that it is not wise to dismiss anything as impossible with regards to the dispute between Cadence and Avant!. Comparison to the effort to impeach United States President Bill Clinton against the voters' wish; Claim of pundits on the settlement of the intellectual property infringement suit; Similarity to the cases of Franklin Computer and Digital Equipment.

Reports that Municipal Judge Thomas Cain of Santa Clara County, California has withdrawn from the criminal case against Avant! executives. Cadence Design Systems' presentation of additional evidence of alleged copyright infringement and trade secret theft against Avant!; Response of the stock market to Cain's withdrawal. INSET: One judge to another..

Reports that the Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Julius Finkelstein has asked that Municipal Judge Thomas Cain step down from the Cadence-Avant! trade-secrets theft case in the California county. Doubt on Cain's impartiality; Implications for the civil and criminal cases; Avant! attorneys' claim that lead prosecutor Finkelstein's acceptance of computer consulting services from the alleged victim, Cadence, was wrong.

Discloses Judge Thomas William Cain's preliminary ruling on Avant! Corp.'s petition to have the Santa Clara County District Attorney's (DA) office removed from prosecuting the company in the criminal case filed by Cadence Design Systems. Eight areas that Cain wants to examine at an evidentiary hearing before making a final ruling; Probe into the issue of whether or not the DA asked Cadence for contributions.

Reports that Avant! Corp. has refiled its counterclaim against Cadence Design Systems Inc.

Reports on US District Court Judge Ronald White's decision on the lawsuit filed by Cadence Design Systems against Avant! Corp. Conflict over whether Avant!'s production of products was based on pirated information; Avant!'s products affected by the order; Significance of the ruling to Cadence Design.

Reports that a federal judge agreed to put off a trial on the civil lawsuit Cadence Design Systems Inc. filed against Avant! until the criminal charges pending against Avant! are resolved. Order for Avant! to post a bond of $5 million pending the resumption of the civil action; Denials of the legal skirmish.

Reports that the Santa Clara County District Attorney's (DA) office has accumulated 43 gigabytes of disk space on the Avant!-Cadence Design Systems source-code civil lawsuit.

Reports that Cadence Design Systems is lined up for back-to-back courtroom appearances against Avant! and Cooper & Chyan Technology.

Focuses on Avant!'s release of its memorandum opposing Cadence Design Systems' motion for preliminary injunction. Release by the Santa Ana County, California district attorney's affidavit supporting its search warrant used in the raid of Avant!; Highlights.

Reports on Avant! Corp.'s claims that experts found a complete lack of technical evidence in Cadence Design Systems' lawsuit against it. Background information on the lawsuit.

Reports on the legal brief filed by Cadence Design Systems which was released to public scrutiny at the insistence of the defendant in the case, Avant! Corp. Letter to customers updating the legal situation with Cadence sent by Gerald Hsu, Avant!'s president; Cadence's initial case against Avant!; Avant!'s reaction to the case.

Focuses on Cadence Design Systems' filing of redacted brief on April 19, 1996, consisting of evidence gathered to substantiate its December 1995 lawsuit against Avant! Corp.

Reports that Avant! Corp. filed an amended counterclaim against Cadence Design Systems and its chief executive officer, Joseph Costello. Opposition to Costello's requested RICO dismissal; Motion to bifurcate the trial; Request to dismiss counterclaims.

Reveals that Avant! Corp. has filed a claim against Cadence Design Systems in response to a suit filed by Cadence in December of 1995 that resulted in a pending criminal investigation of Avant!. Suit also against Cadence President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph Costello; Reasons for Avant!'s filing of the suit; Products introduced by both companies in the integrated circuit (IC) layout software market.

Reveals that Avant! Corp. plans to file a countersuit against Cadence Design Systems. Reasons for the suit; The intention of naming Cadence President/CEO Joseph Costello as a defendant in the lawsuit; Three unidentified semiconductor manufacturers placing orders with Avant!

Reports that Cadence Design Systems Inc. took a 1Q charge against earnings as a provision for the tentative settlement of two pending lawsuits against them. Financial performance of Cadence for the first quarter of its fiscal year 1994; Effect of the class-action lawsuits from stockholders; Economic trends; Observations of Cadence president Joseph Costello.