There were several articles of which most links have now expired. One that comes to mind is JT saying that ``it appears Patriot has a solod case`` There were others to that effect, but I think this is what your really looking for -- The following is an excerpt from the sworn affidavit by Jim Turley filed and notarized before the Judicial Panel on the Multidistrict Litigation encompassing the five Japanese companies: {3. I make this affidavit on the basis of my personal knowledge, my participation in the events described in it, the files in my office, and my investigation of the facts relating to the claims in this multidistrict litigation. 4. The basic invention covered by the 336 patent is a microprocessor system comprising a single integrated circuit including a central processing unit (``CPU``) and an entire ring oscillator variable speed system clock in the circuit and connected to the CPU; an on chip input/output interface connected to exchange coupling control signals, addresses and data with CPU; and an external clock connected to the input/output interface and independent of the ring oscillator variable speed system clock. 5. Fifty laptop computers and DVD products manufactured, assembled and/or sold by defendants Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, Inc., NEC USA, Inc., Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Sony Corporation of America and Toshiba America Inc., are at issue in this multidistrict litigation. 6. Forty-eight of the fifty (or ninety-six percent) of the laptop computers and DVD products include microprocessors which infringe the 336 Patent and which are manufactured by the same company, Intel Corporation (``Intel``). 7. Intel manufactures and provides defendants with microprocessors systems comprising a single integrated circuit including a CPU and an entire ring oscillator variable speed system clock in the circuit and connected to the CPU for clocking the CPU; and an on-chip input/output interface connected to exchange coupling control signals, addresses, and data with the CPU. 8. In the majority of products at issue the defendants provide an external clock independent of the ring oscillator variable speed system clock connected to the input/output interface. For certain products, Intel also provides the external clock. 9. These microprocessor systems supplied by Intel and contained in defendants` products at issue therefore infringe the 336 Patent } End of excerpt The following is an excerpt from the sworn affidavit by Jim Turley filed and notarized before the Judicial Panel on the Multidistrict Litigation encompassing the five Japanese companies: {3. I make this affidavit on the basis of my personal knowledge, my participation in the events described in it, the files in my office, and my investigation of the facts relating to the claims in this multidistrict litigation. 4. The basic invention covered by the 336 patent is a microprocessor system comprising a single integrated circuit including a central processing unit (``CPU``) and an entire ring oscillator variable speed system clock in the circuit and connected to the CPU; an on chip input/output interface connected to exchange coupling control signals, addresses and data with CPU; and an external clock connected to the input/output interface and independent of the ring oscillator variable speed system clock. 5. Fifty laptop computers and DVD products manufactured, assembled and/or sold by defendants Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, Inc., NEC USA, Inc., Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Sony Corporation of America and Toshiba America Inc., are at issue in this multidistrict litigation. 6. Forty-eight of the fifty (or ninety-six percent) of the laptop computers and DVD products include microprocessors which infringe the 336 Patent and which are manufactured by the same company, Intel Corporation (``Intel``). 7. Intel manufactures and provides defendants with microprocessors systems comprising a single integrated circuit including a CPU and an entire ring oscillator variable speed system clock in the circuit and connected to the CPU for clocking the CPU; and an on-chip input/output interface connected to exchange coupling control signals, addresses, and data with the CPU. 8. In the majority of products at issue the defendants provide an external clock independent of the ring oscillator variable speed system clock connected to the input/output interface. For certain products, Intel also provides the external clock. 9. These microprocessor systems supplied by Intel and contained in defendants` products at issue therefore infringe the 336 Patent } End of excerpt. Pacer (the other case - somewhere in case summary if memory serves} ads

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