believe this earlier decision in [case number IPR 2012-00041] was the first instance of the
board denying an IPR petition in its entirety.”An attorney for Synopsys was not immediately available for comment on Tuesday.The patent-in-suit is U.S. Patent Number 6,240,376.Synopsys is represented by William H. Wright and Travis Jensen of Orrick Herrington &
Sutcliffe LLP.Mentor Graphics is represented by Mark E. Miller of O'Melveny & Myers LLP and
Christopher L. McKee of Banner & Witcoff Ltd.The case is Synopsys Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corp., case number 2012-00042, before the
Patent Trial and Appeals Board.--Additional reporting by Ryan Davis and Dan Prochilo. Editing by Andrew Park.
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