German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG (IFX.XE) said Tuesday has filed a patent lawsuit against Atmel Corporation (ATML) for infringing on U.S. patents.

MAIN FACTS:

-Infineon seeks damages and permanent injunction for infringement of 11 U.S. patents owned by Infineon.

-An Infineon spokesman declined to comment on the amount of damages the company is seeking.

-Infineon also seeks declaratory judgment of non-infringement and invalidity of three U.S. patents owned by Atmel.

-The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

-Infineon alleges that Atmel infringes the above Infineon patents by making, using, selling, offering to sell and, or importing into the U.S. various products, including microcontrollers marketed under names AVR, XMEGA, and maXTouch, and related products used in automotive, industrial, and touch screen applications.

 
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