Court Dismisses ROHM Semiconductor USA's Lawsuit for Declaratory Judgment of Noninfringement of MaxPower Semiconductor's Patents and Compels Arbitration

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SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc. (MaxPower), provider of high-performance power

semiconductor products, today announced that, following a hearing on February

4, 2021, the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California

dismissed ROHM Semiconductor USA LLC (ROHM USA)'s complaint for declaratory

judgment of noninfringement of MaxPower's patents.  The court held that

MaxPower's Technology License Agreement (TLA) with ROHM Co., Ltd. (ROHM Japan;

6963:JPTokyo) binds ROHM Japan's subsidiaries, including ROHM USA, and that the

same agreement requires ROHM USA to arbitrate its noninfringement claims.

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"We are pleased that the Court granted our motion to compel arbitration. We

look forward to resolving the dispute over ROHM's breach of our longstanding

non-exclusive trench MOSFET technology and patent license. We are confident

that we will prevail in the arbitration, and we intend to continue to

aggressively protect our technology assets and other intellectual property

rights," said Dr. Mohamed Darwish, MaxPower's President and CEO.

Roger Cook, MaxPower's lead counsel commented: "ROHM has been using this

improper declaratory judgment proceeding to avoid arbitrated resolution of the

technology license dispute involving ROHM's sales of silicon carbide trench

MOSFETs. Thankfully, resolution of this dispute should now go forward."

About the Case

Facing MaxPower's claim that ROHM Japan was in breach of its obligations under

the Technology License Agreement, on September 23, 2020, ROHM USA filed a

lawsuit against MaxPower seeking a declaratory judgment that ROHM's silicon

carbide (SiC) MOSFETs do not infringe four MaxPower U.S. patents. The Court's

order dismissing the suit and compelling ROHM USA to arbitration can be found

at

https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/36415380/Rohm_Semiconductor_USA,_LLC_v_MaxPower_Semiconductor,_Inc,

Case No. 20-cv-06686-VC. (https://bit.ly/3d5VGfJ)

About MaxPower Semiconductor Inc.

MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc. is a fabless, leading-edge power semiconductor

company dedicated to delivering innovative and cost-effective field-proven

technologies/products that optimize Power Management Solutions. MaxPower is a

privately held company with a very strong and expansive IP portfolio founded by

an internationally renowned team in the power technology industry. For more

information, please visit  https://www.maxpowersemi.com

SOURCE:  MaxPower Semiconductor, Inc.

CONTACT: Amr Darwish, COO adarwish@maxpowersemi.com