The headline is a little misleading.<p>According to Cisco (specifically, their General Counsel):<p>&quot;If infringement is found, Arista, despite their efforts to delay the ITC process, may be just a few months from an exclusion order banning a majority (or all) of their products entering the United States.&quot;<p>That&#x27;s a (debatable) claim, not a fact, and -- for someone who works with gear from both of these vendors -- had me going &quot;Huh!? What!?&quot; and hurriedly clicking the link to get to the article to find out what was going on.<p>Regardless, I think this will be an important case. I don&#x27;t know if <i>Lotus v. Borland</i> (as mentioned by kazinator) counts as precedent (though, I hope it does) but the decision will definitely affect future products and services.