FCI USA Inc et al v. Tyco Electronics Corporation, No. 2:06-cv-00128 (E.D. Tex. July 18, 2006)

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Before the Court is Tyco Electronics Corporation’s (“Tyco”) Motion to Dismiss FCI’s trade secret claims and compel arbitration. Having carefully considered the parties’ written submissions, the Court GRANTS the motion in part with respec t to compelling a rbitration and DENIES the motion in part with respect to dismissing the claims. The Court will stay FCI’s trade secret claims pending the completion of the arbitration. I. BACKGROUND In this case, FCI sued one of its competitors, Tyco, claiming patent infringement of U.S. Patent Nos.