eTool Development, Inc. et al v. National Semiconductor Corporation, No. 2:08-cv-00196 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 15, 2010)

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Pending before the Court is Defendant Nati onal Semiconductor Corporation’s (“National”) Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern Dist rict of California. [Dkt. No. 80] After considering the parties’ arguments and the app licable law, the Court is of the opinion that National’s motion should be DENIED. I. Background Plaintiffs eTool Development, Inc. and eTool Patent Holdings Corp. (collectively “eTool”) filed this lawsuit on May 9, 2008, asserting infringement of U.S. Patent No.