eTool Development, Inc. et al v. National Semiconductor Corporation, No. 2:08-cv-00196 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 13, 2011)

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In the underlying lawsuit, eTool Development, Inc. and eTool Patent Holdings Corporation (hereinafter “eTool” or “Plaintiff”) sue Defendant National Semiconductor Corporation (“National”) for patent i nfringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,113,919 („919 Patent). The parties dispute eight terms in the „919 Patent for claim construction purposes. Further, within those eight terms, there are two terms that National argues are indefinite. The Court held a hear ing regarding claim construction at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2011.