Pact XPP Technologies, AG v. Xilinx, Inc., et al, No. 2:07-cv-00563 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 3, 2013)

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Before the Court are Defendants’ equitable de fenses of laches and unclean hands. For the following reasons, the Court rejects both defenses. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW A. Lawsuit and the Asserted Patents This lawsuit was filed by PACT XPP Technol ogies, AG against defendants Xilinx, Inc. and Avnet, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) on December 28, 2007. In May 2012, a jury found that Defendants infringe claims 1, 3, 17, and 30 of the ’181 patent and claim 8 of the ’106 patent. United States Patent No.