Hitachi Plasma Patent Licensing Co., Ltd. v. LG Electronics, Inc. et al, No. 2:07-cv-00155 (E.D. Tex. May 7, 2009)

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I. Introduction Hitachi Plasma Patent Licensing Co., Ltd. ( ―Hitachi‖) filed its complaint against LG Electronics, Inc. and LG Electronics USA, Inc. (collectively, ―LG‖) on April 23, 2007. Hitachi accuses LG of infringing seven patents: U.S. Patent No s. 6,297,590 ( ―the ‗590 patent ‖), 7,030,563 ( ―the 563 patent ‖), 7,133,007 ( ―the ‗007 patent ‖), 6,630,916 ( ―the ‗916 patent ‖), RE37,444 (―the ‗444 patent‖), 6,707,436 (―the ‗436 patent‖), and 7,009, 585 ( ―the 585 patent‖).