Magma Design Automation Inc., which makes software for chip design, said Monday it will proceed with its antitrust and patent infringement lawsuits against its larger competitor Synopsys Inc., after Synopsys scaled back its own patent claims against Magma last week. Last September, Mountain View, Calif.-based Synopsys sued Magma for infringing on three patents; Friday, the company dedicated two of those patents to the public domain, leaving just one in dispute. A hearing for the remaining patent claim is scheduled for December. Magma, based in Santa Clara, Calif., said Monday it is going ahead with its 2005 charges that Synopsys's suit violates antitrust law, and that Synopsys's own technology infringes on four of Magma's patents.

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