SYNTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CO. v. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY

Nos. 00-17352, 00-17353, 01-15641.

285 F.3d 857 (2002)

SYNTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean D. Garrison, Lewis and Roca LLP, Phoenix, AZ, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Chad S. Campbell, Brown & Bain, P.A., Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, HUG and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether a party may obtain a judgment declaring that a copyright registration owned by another is invalid. We conclude that, under the circumstances presented by this case, the doctrine of primary jurisdiction requires dismissal of this action in order that the parties may pursue administrative remedies.

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Both Syntek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. ("Syntek"),...

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