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CISG-online number
616
Case name
Asante Technologies, Inc. v. PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Judge
James Ware (District Judge)
Date of decision
30 July 2001
Case nr./docket nr.
C 01-20230 JW
Claimant 1
Name
Asante Technologies, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Place of business
Canada
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
PMC-Sierra, Inc.
Place of business
Canada
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Asante Technologies, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Category of goods
77: Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, not elsewhere specified, and electrical parts thereof (including non- electrical counterparts, not elsewhere specified, of electrical household-type equipment)
Goods as per contract
Electronic components (application-specific integrated circuits, "ASICs")
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6; Art. 10
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4; Art. 12
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Decision published in 3
164 Federal Supplement, Second Series (F. Supp. 2d) 1142–1153 [Full text – in English]
2001 LexisNexis database for U.S. District Court cases (U.S. Dist. LEXIS) 16000 [Full text – in English]
2001 Westlaw (WL) 1182401 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
433
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
010727u1
Comments on this decision 7
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CLOUT Abstract 433 (Language: English)
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