USPTO Snubs Avalanche's Deficiency Payments For Chip IP

By Elliot Weld ( July 2, 2026, 7:03 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has declined to accept fee deficiency payments from Avalanche Technology Inc. on four patents covering memory chips after a judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission turned down a rival's request to toss an infringement case based on uncertainty over whether the office would accept the fees....

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