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Thank you Dr. Madhumita Datta ⏱🍦🕊🙂 #semiconductor #eda Whether any comments on #semiconductor #eda patent matters with just a handful of patents for example: i). VLSI Technology LLC (#Chicago) v. #Intel [dot] com please note this Company is not the same as VLSI Technology, San Jose California, which merged with Philips ii). #Caltech [dot] edu v. #Broadcom [dot] com #Apple [dot] com iii). #semiconductor #eda patents that some companies are acquiring just to increase their market position with respect to more #professional #ethical companies iv). Newer Companies like #Pinterest [dot] com While having been appointed HEAD (SRUSHTI365) Intellectual Property and Innovation by #Chairwoman #Thermaxglobal [dot] Thermax Limited I've presented an #ImportantResearch in this area at #GIPC #Bangalore, supported by another legal professional colleague in Thermax Limited, that money exchange in #USA in above matters was over forty five billion dollars versus only two billion US dollars for patent prosecution processes https://lnkd.in/gpVwgN26 Sincerely ajay Jagdishwar 🌷👣🌻

Citing errors in determining a reasonable royalty rate, the Federal Circuit has vacated a $2.2 billion jury verdict against Intel for infringing two VLSI patents related to semiconductor technology. The court also vacated the jury’s determination that Intel infringed one of the patents (titled “System and method of managing clock speed in an electronic device”), although it affirmed the verdict of infringement with respect to the other patent-in-suit (titled “Minimum memory operating voltage technique”). The damages calculation for the infringed patent needed to be redone, the court said, because VLSI’s expert witness “made a readily identifiable error” in calculating the power-savings benefit attributable to the accused Intel processor from use of the infringing functionality. The court remanded the case for a new trial on the issue of damages. #patent #semiconductors   For more information on the decision in VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corp., No. 22-1906, see IP Law Daily coverage here: https://lnkd.in/g6WjG5AA  

Micron Technology hit with $445M Netlist damages award 🤯💡 #SSD and #memory module supplier #Netlist has won a memory module patent infringement legal case against #Micron with the jury awarding it $445 million in damages. The case, 2:22-cv-00294, was heard in the district court for the Marshall Division in the Eastern district of #Texas. Two patents were involved, the ‘417, where the jury awarded Netlist $20 million, and the ‘912 patent with a $425 million damages award. The jury further found that Micron wilfully infringed the ‘912 and ‘417 patents. Such wilful infringement means the court may increase the damages by up to three times, to $1.34 billion. Netlist has steadfastly defended its patents by variously suing Diablo Technology, Google, Micron Technology, Samsung Electronics and SK hynix for #patent infringement and breaking licensing or development deal conditions. Thanks again to Chris Mellor and Blocks and Files for the full article with more background and insights via the link below 💡🙏👇 https://lnkd.in/ecEKU4Hm #semiconductorindustry #semiconductormanufacturing #technology #it #tech #dram #server #datacenter #innovation #intellectualproperty #ip #patents #usa #southkorea #chip #chips #manufacturingtechnology

One inventor’s Arsenal 🏹 of 50+ SEPs is taking on giants 🏹 Genghiscomm Holdings LLC owns more than 50 US granted Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) relating to 4G and 5G🗼 technologies . Interestingly only one person is named as inventor of these patents and they are not declared at any Standard Setting Organization (SSO). 🏹 Recently Samsung was hit with the patent infringement lawsuit after failed conversations for more than 3 years with the plaintiff (Genghiscomm). 🏹 The other giants sued for similar patents (separate cases) are: #️⃣ LG Electronics Inc #️⃣ Oneplus Technology Shenzhen Co Ltd, #️⃣ TCL Communication Ltd, Asustek Computer Inc #️⃣ Continental Automotive Systems US Inc and #️⃣ Toyota. 🏹The asserted patents 📄don’t appear to be declared at standard‐setting organization (SSO) databases of 3GPP/ETSI. 🏹Will there be any implications on FRAND Fog? Is this the patent hold up scenario? -- https://praxtal.com/ #patentinfringement #SEPs #standardessentialpatents

I would like to introduce my experience about patent licensing. I invented the DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling) and the Thermal Throttling technologies which are US 6,792,379 and US 6,957,163 patents. See below. These will be essential technologies for present LSI like CPU, GPU or AI-chip. I proposed many companies with the claim chart of their products to enter negotiation. But US company’s response were no interest and Taiwan’s was no response. Only China’s responded. I don’t have enough assets. These patents were expired without entering discussion or licensing. I expect to improve this situation, at least to enter discussion.

I would like to introduce my experience about patent licensing. For individual inventor, patent licensing is very difficult. I invented the DVFS (Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling) and the Thermal Throttling technologies which are US 6,792,379 and US 6,957,163 patents. See below. These are essential key technologies for present LSI devices like CPU, GPU, or AI-chip. I sent letters and mail to some companies with claim charts of their products to enter licensing negotiation. The response from IBM, Intel, and AMD were “ no interest ” and TSMC was no response. Next step will be lawsuit. But I don’t have enough assets. These patents were expired without validity discussions or licensing. I expect to improve this situation.

Intel Processor Sales Banned in Germany Due to Patent Dispute! ⚠️ A German court banned the sale of certain older Intel processors (Ice Lake, Tiger Lake, Alder Lake) due to a patent infringement lawsuit by R2 Semiconductor. This affects some laptops and servers using these processors. Intel denies the infringement and plans to appeal. Key Takeaways: * Newer Intel processors are unaffected. * Intel calls R2 Semiconductor a "patent troll". * This is part of a larger legal battle for Intel. #Intel #R2Semiconductor #AlderLake #PatentTroll #LegalBattle #Patent #Patents #IP #IPR #IPNEWS #iprights #ipright #IPUpdates #intellectualproperty #intellectualpropertyrights

The IQ Battle of Memory 💾 Intel (I) and Qualcomm (Q) were in a 5 year long battle for a chipset patent (US8838949) infringement. Last year it came to an end with Intel succeeding in invalidating Qualcomm’s patent. 💾The case was hanging around the claim construction of some elements in the independent and dependent claims. The most crucial one was the term “hardware buffer” in claims 1, 2 and 8. 💾 Once again the interpretation of the term was key in deciding if the patent was valid or not. Stronger support in the specification could have strengthened the patent's validity? 💾Let’s dive into the details of the matter. #patentinfringement #claimconstruction #Qualcomm #Intel

Prior art has been found on U.S. Patent 9,584,262, owned by AX Wireless, LLC, an NPE and IDEAHub entity. The ‘262 patent relates to a wireless OFDM network that transmits and receives first and second packets each having header bits and utilizing variable header repetition. It's been asserted against Acer, HP Inc., Lenovo, and Dell Technologies. #TheAntiTroll #PATROLL #priorart #patents https://lnkd.in/gn6Rb-2M

Second WiLAN Subsidiary Launches First Litigation in September ______________________________________ Universal Connectivity Technologies Inc. (UCT) has filed its first litigation, over patents from a portfolio received from Lattice Semiconductor in November 2021. The plaintiff accuses HP (1:23-cv-01177) and Lenovo (2:23-cv-00449) of infringing the same eight patents via alleged support for various standards associated with DisplayPort and USB (e.g., USB 3.0, 4.0, and -C) by a wide array of devices, including adapters, computers, docking stations, laptops, and/or monitors. (Source: RPX)