Intel ordered to pay $2.18bn after losing chip patent-infringement trial
Intel infringed two patents owned by closely held VLSI Technology
02 March 2021 - 23:20
New York — Intel was told to pay $2.18bn by a federal jury in Texas after losing a patent-infringement trial over technology related to chip-making, one of the largest patent-damages award in US history. Intel pledged to appeal the ruling.
Intel infringed two patents owned by closely held VLSI Technology, the jury in Waco, Texas, said Tuesday. The jury found $1.5bn for infringement of one patent and $675m for infringement of the second...
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