Texas Instruments, Inc. v. Hyundai Electronics Industries, Co.

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION ORDER

HEARTFIELD, District Judge.

On May 1, 1998, Texas Instruments sued Hyundai 1 for patent infringement in this Court and in several other courts across the nation and, eventually, around the world. Simultaneously, Hyundai sued Texas Instruments for declaratory judgment and, eventually, patent infringement. All of these lawsuits were the fallout of the parties’ differing interpretations of a patent cross-license agreement (“License Agreement”) entered into on April 26, 1993. Rather than recap what amounts to a significant (but interesting) history between Texas…