Macronix International Co., LTD. v. Spansion Inc. et al

Filing 54

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on March 10, 2014. Copies to counsel.(cmcc, )

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MACRONIX

INTERNATIONAL

CO., LTD., a Taiwanese
Corporation,
Civil Action No.

v.

SPANSION INC.,

3:13cv679

a Delaware

Corporation, et al.,
Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

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matter

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is

TO

DIVISION,

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the

before

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the

NORTHERN

PURSUANT

reasons

Court

TO

set

on

DEFENDANTS'

DISTRICT

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below,

CALIFORNIA,

1404(a)

the

MOTION

(Docket

motion

TO

SAN
No.

will

be

("Macronix")

is

of

business

in

office

in

granted.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff

a

Taiwan

Hsin-chu,

Milpitas,

and

Macronix

corporation
Taiwan.

administrative

non-volatile

memory

International

with

its

Macronix's

California,

1

where

Co.,

principal

Ltd.

place

subsidiary

has

an

it employs engineering,

personnel.

Macronix

semiconductor

designs

solutions.

management,

and

develops

Presently,

it