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Tessera Says ITC Decision On Patents Delayed

The Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tessera Technologies Inc. said Monday the deadline for a ruling on its patent infringement case against a raft of technology companies has been pushed back to Dec. 29.

The case, before the U.S. International Trade Commission, had an original deadline for a final decision of Nov. 17.

Tessera, which develops miniaturization technology for electronics makers, now expects an initial ruling in the case by Aug. 28 instead of July 17.

Tessera said it is asking the court to bar several companies from importing products it says infringe on its patents.

The companies include A-Data Technology Co. Ltd., Acer Inc., Centon Electronics Inc., Elpida Memory, Inc., Kingston Technology Co., Nanya Technology Corp., Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., Promos Technologies Inc., Ramaxel Technology Ltd., Smart Modular Technologies Inc. and TwinMOS Technologies Inc.

Tessera shares fell 73 cents, or 2.8 percent, to $25.06 in afternoon trading.