Samsung Ordered to Pay $118 Million for Infringing Netlist Patents

Netlist had alleged that Samsung's memory modules used in cloud computing servers and other data-intensive technology infringed its patents.

By Reuters | Updated: 23 November 2024 15:44 IST

Samsung Ordered to Pay $118 Million for Infringing Netlist Patents

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Samsung had argued that its technology worked differently than Netlist's inventions

Highlights

Samsung has been directed to pay Netlist damages in a patent lawsuit
The firm was directed to pay $303 million to Netlist last year
Netlist sued Samsung in 2022 claiming it had infringed its patents

A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, on Friday awarded computer memory company Netlist $118 million in damages from Samsung Electronics in a patent lawsuit over technology for improving data processing in high-performance memory products.

The verdict follows a $303 million verdict against Samsung for Irvine, California-based Netlist in a related case last year.

Netlist also won $445 million from chipmaker Micron in May in a separate lawsuit over some of the same patents.

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Spokespeople for Samsung and Netlist did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the Friday verdict. The jury also determined that Samsung's infringement was willful, which could lead to a judge increasing the award by up to three times.

Netlist sued Samsung in 2022, alleging that the Korean tech giant's memory modules used in cloud computing servers and other data-intensive technology infringed its patents. Netlist said its innovations increase the power efficiency of memory modules and enable users to "derive useful information from vast amounts of data in a shorter period."

Samsung denied the allegations, arguing that the patents were invalid and that its technology worked differently than Netlist's inventions.

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Samsung has also filed a related lawsuit in Delaware federal court accusing Netlist of breaking an obligation to offer fair licenses for technology required to comply with international standards.

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