OPTi Inc v. nVidia Corpation, No. 2:04-cv-00377 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 24, 2006)

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I. Introduction Plaintiff OPTi Inc. (“OPTi”) has asserted that defendant nVidia Corporation (“nVidia”) infringes two families of OPTi patents: • OPTi’s “Compact ISA” or “CISA” patents – Namely, claims 1, 12, 13, 19, and 21 of United States Patent No. 6,098,141 (“the ‘141 patent”) and claim 5 of United States Patent No. 5,944,807 (“the ‘807 patent”); and • OPTi’s “Pre-Snoop” patents – Namely, claims 1, 7, 8, 9, 21, and 26 of United States Patent No. 5,710,906 (“the ‘906 patent”); claims 1, 3, 9, 17, 18, and 26 of United States Patent No.