MENT Mentor Graphics Corp.

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced it has filed an import suspension application against EVE emulation products in Japan with the Japanese Customs Office.

The filing requests that Japanese Customs issue a ruling that EVE emulation products infringe Mentor Graphics' intellectual property. The application also requests that, upon making such a determination, the Japanese Customs Office bar importation of EVE products into Japan.

About Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $800 million. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com/.

(Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners).

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For more information, please contact: Ry Schwark Mentor Graphics 503.685.1660 ry_schwark@mentor.com