Hynix's unclean hands defense fails - Rambus wins!

HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC., (ET AL.) Plaintiffs
v.
RAMBUS INC., Defendant

U.S. District Court - Northern District Of California

Case No. C-00-20905 RMW
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FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW ON UNCLEAN HANDS DEFENSE

Here, the court does not find dismissal to be an appropriate sanction because it does not find the application of the unclean hands doctrine to be warranted. Further, the evidence presented does not bear out Hynix's allegations that Rambus adopted its Document Retention Policy in bad faith. The evidence also does not demonstrate that Rambus targeted any specific document or category of relevant documents with the intent to prevent production in a lawsuit such as the one initiated by Hynix. The evidence here does not show that Rambus destroyed specific, material documents prejudicial to Hynix's ability to defend against Rambus's patent claims. Therefore, Hynix's unclean hands defense fails.

Dated 1/4/06

/s/ Ronald M. Whyte
United States District Judge (Page 41, Lines 8 - 18)

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