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Toshiba has filed suit against Hynix Semiconductor in Japan and the USA for infringement of semiconductor memory patents.
Toshiba has filed suit against Hynix Semiconductor in Japan and the USA for infringement of semiconductor memory patents. In Japan, the case involves infringement of three NAND flash memory patents. In the USA, Toshiba has filed against alleged infringement of three DRAM and four NAND flash memory patents. In both cases Toshiba seeks damages and an injunction against infringing products.
Toshiba and Hynix entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement in August 1996 that included semiconductor products. The companies started negotiation of an extension of the agreement prior to its December 31, 2002, expiration, in which Toshiba sought to secure a "reasonable" fee for access to its patents. The negotiations failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion, Toshiba reports.
