Legal Opinion
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Rambus, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 14, 2005No. Civ.A. 3:05CV406PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PAYNE, District Judge.
In this action, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) seeks a declaratory judgment that, inter alia, four patents held by Rambus, Inc. (“Rambus”) are unenforceable by virtue of the doctrines of unclean hands, equitable estoppel, patent misuse, waiver, laches, and laches in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”). 1 Rambus has moved to transfer this action to the Northern District of California where it is currently involved in patent infringement litigation with Samsung and Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. (“Hynix”) with respect to these four…
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