Transmeta (Semiconductor) (TMTA)

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Lawsuit filed:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/10/12/HNtransmetasuesintel_1.html?PROCESSORS

"Transmeta is asking the court for damages, royalty payments, and an injunction barring Intel from selling infringing products. Intel's Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2 processors violate the patents, Transmeta claims.

The lawsuit comes after the two companies failed to agree to licensing terms, said Transmeta's President and Chief Executive Officer Arthur Swift. "Friendly win-win discussions between the two parties had broken down and we thought is was appropriate now to turn to the courts."

These discussions had been occurring "off and on, for years," he said.
Nine of the 10 Transmeta patents invoked in the lawsuit cover basic processor functions like scheduling and addressing instructions on the chip. The tenth patent relates to Transmeta's LongRun technology, which is used to adjust the voltage of the processor, depending on its workload. "

http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6380239

"Our strategy has not been to lead with litigation, but rather to enter into friendly win-win dialogs about how we could work together for mutual benefit," he said. "However, through our technical and legal efforts over the past decade, we have built a strong IP portfolio, and it is our fiduciary duty to defend it in order to maximize our shareholder value."

intel extention deadline Tuesday 9th.

CES Las Vegas 8th-12th.

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