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NPE sells patents to Qualcomm, TSMC in close proximity to litigation settlements

Daedalus Prime had asserted former Intel patent assets against the semiconductor firms and now has sold patents to them

Netlist's CEO on the patent that is the poster child of PTAB abuse

Chuck Hong discusses recent verdicts against Micron and Samsung and repeated attacks on his firm’s ‘912 patent in an exclusive IAM interview

Netlist scores $445M verdict against Micron, but is the patent valid?

The case underscores the problem of US district court juries and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board contradicting each other on questions of patent validity

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Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report Q1 2024

Featured in Docket Navigator and IAM Litigation Report

In this edition, our team puts the magnifying glass to Docket Navigator data on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board – case filing trends, institution success, IPR outcomes, and party and firm rankings

22 May 2024

Decision discord: when patent claims establishing liability at a trial get invalidated

G+ Communications v Samsung is the latest case where a patent challenger succeeded at the PTAB after a big jury verdict

20 May 2024

Patent licensing companies using dual UPC and US litigation strategy

Seven NPEs have filed 15 infringement actions in the pan-European court, and also filed litigation in US district courts

13 May 2024

Southern District of New York the top venue for trade secret cases in Q1 2024

There were 178 cases this quarter, a decrease of 6% compared with the same period last year

05 April 2024

Exclusive: Qualcomm and Samsung sued at UPC in new court’s latest NPE suits

Network System Technologies has also asked the court to award UK-related damages against Volkswagen and Texas Instruments in first test of ‘long-arm jurisdiction’

22 March 2024

UPC automotive disputes gather pace, but Avanci licensors notably absent

Four vehicle-related disputes are now underway at the Europe's new court

07 March 2024

OpenSky sanctions reignite debate over PTAB reform

Attorneys say Intel reaping the benefits, while VLSI is left to pick up the pieces, sends mixed message about integrity of IPR process

08 February 2024

Meet the first chief IP officer of US patent licensing firm Adeia

As Joseph Guiliano gears up to fuel Adeia’s aggressive patent portfolio growth plan, here are his views on forming close relationships with R&D peers and ensuring quality over quantity

26 January 2024

Two critical takeaways from VLSI’s appellate loss of patent mega-verdict

The Federal Circuit reverses and vacates $2.54 billion jury verdict but opens the door for VLSI to make another run at a 10-figure damages recovery

25 January 2024

NPE wielding Intel patents scores settlements with TSMC, Samsung

Qualcomm is still battling litigation brought by Daedalus Prime in the US International Trade Commission

18 January 2024

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