Intel Fails to Overturn $2.18-Billion Patent Verdict, Plans Appeal

Intel's motion for a new trial was denied by a US district judge.

By Reuters | Updated: 11 August 2021 15:15 IST

Intel Fails to Overturn $2.18-Billion Patent Verdict, Plans Appeal

Intel said in a statement on Tuesday it was disappointed with the decision and intended to appeal

Highlights

Intel said the verdict was tainted by erroneous jury instructions
Intel noted that the verdict was the second largest by a jury
A different Waco jury ruled in Intel's favour on April 21

A US judge has rejected Intel's request to set aside a jury verdict ordering the chipmaker to pay VLSI Technology LLC $2.18 billion (roughly Rs. 16,225 crores) for patent infringement.

US District Judge Alan Albright in Waco, Texas, denied Intel's motion for a new trial in a sealed order issued late Monday.

Jurors on March 2 had awarded VLSI $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 11,170 crores) and $675 million (roughly Rs. 5,020 crores) for Intel's respective infringement of two patents that were once owned by Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV.

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Intel said in a statement on Tuesday it was disappointed with the decision and intended to appeal. It also called for reforms to prevent "litigation investors" from using low-quality patents to extract "exorbitant" damages, saying the practice stifles innovation and hurts the economy.

In seeking a new trial, Intel said the verdict was tainted by erroneous jury instructions and evidentiary rulings, and appeared to be based on earlier Intel settlements that VLSI's own damages expert admitted were not comparable.

Santa Clara, California-based Intel noted that the verdict was the second largest by a jury in a patent case, and that the three other largest verdicts had been vacated.

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A different Waco jury ruled in Intel's favour on April 21 in a separate patent infringement lawsuit in which VLSI had sought $3.1 billion (roughly Rs. 23,070 crores).

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