Negotiated Data Solutions, LLC v. Dell, Inc.,, No. 2:06-cv-00528 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 16, 2009)

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I. Introduction Negotiated Data Solutions, LLC (“N-Data”) filed its complaint against Dell, Inc. (“Dell”) on December 13, 2006, alleging patent infringement. Dell subsequently impleaded the original owner and developer of the patents-in-suit, National Semiconductor (“National”). N-Data accuses Dell of infringing four patents – U. S. Patent Nos. 5,361,261 (“the ‘261 patent), RE38,820 (“the ‘820 patent”), RE39,216 (“the ‘216 patent”), and RE39,395 (“the ‘395 patent”). Each of the patents was originally developed and owned by National.