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Litigation

Jan. 20, 2011

Linear Technology Corp. v. Novellus Systems Inc., Tokyo Electron Ltd.

Breach of Contract (Patent), Santa Clara County Superior Court, San Jose


Patent infringement cases don't usually end up in state court, but a breach of contract lawsuit between two high-tech companies forced attorneys to explain otherwise esoteric concepts to 12 people sitting in a jury box.


The plaintiff, Linear Technology Corp., previously had been involved in a multi-year patent battle with Texas Instruments. Some of TI's patents in that litigation had been bought from Novellus Systems and its co-defendant, Tokyo Electron L...

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