Legal Opinion
Thorn EMI North America, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 18, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-673-RRMPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
McKELVIE, District Judge.
In this patent case, one of two defendants, Micron Semiconductor, Inc. (“Micron Semi”), has moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or, in the alternative, to transfer the case to the District of Idaho. The plaintiff, Thorn EMI North America, Inc. (“TENA”), accuses Micron Semi of infringing four of TENA’s patents for semiconductor devices. Micron Semi is an Idaho corporation whose only important contacts with the state of Delaware arise from Micron Semi’s distributors’ sales in Delaware of allegedly infringing devices and Micron Semi’s…
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