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"Fujitsu's bank balance may be a little lighter today, since Acacia Research Corp. has reported that subsidiaries of both companies have signed a settlement deal over patent disputes. As usual, Acacia is keeping tight-lipped about exactly what the patents cover, but a little digging on our part has revealed they are related to flash memory and RAM technologies. The agreement resolves lawsuits in the works at district courts in Texas and California, which is probably a good thing. After all, these cases can get pretty messy when they go to court.Show full PR text      Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Settlement Agreement with Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited     NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) announced today that its subsidiaries including Advanced Data Access LLC and Smart Memory Solutions LLC entered into an agreement with Fujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited. This agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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