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Legal Proceedings
9 Months Ended
Jul. 03, 2011
Legal Proceedings  
Legal Proceedings

14. Legal Proceedings

On June 18, 2010, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. and Philips Electronics North America Corporation filed a lawsuit against the Company in U.S. District Court, Boston, MA, alleging infringement of fifteen patents owned by the Philips entities. The plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on October 13, 2010. On July 12, 2010, the Company filed a lawsuit against Philips Electronics North America Corporation in U.S. District Court, Boston, MA, alleging infringement of five patents owned by the Company.

The Company is, from time to time, involved in the normal course of its business in various legal proceedings, including intellectual property, contract, employment and product liability suits. Although the Company is unable to quantify the exact financial impact of any of these matters, it believes that none of the currently pending matters will have an outcome material to its financial condition or business.