E-System Design, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation, No. 4:17-cv-00682 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 17, 2018)

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Pending before the Court is Defendant Mentor Graphics Corp.’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (Dkt. #59). After reviewing the relevant pleadings, the Court finds that the motion should be denied. BACKGROUND Plaintiff asserts that Defendants infringe claims of U.S. P atent No. 8,352,232 (“the ’232 Patent”). The ’232 Patent is titled “ Modeling Electrical Interconnections in Three -Dimensional Structures.” It was issued on January 8, 2013, and bears an earliest priority date of October 25, 2007.