April 21, 2021
Intel was cleared of liability on Wednesday in a closely watched infringement trial when a Texas jury rejected patent holder VLSI Technology's claim for $3 billion, evening the score in a series of chip technology disputes between the two companies.
April 20, 2021
Patent holder VLSI made its final argument Tuesday that Intel owes $3 billion for allegedly infringing chip-voltage-regulation technology, telling a Texas federal jury Intel's witnesses contradicted themselves at moments they weren't "getting the script right."
April 15, 2021
Intel brought two electrical engineers to a Texas federal courtroom Thursday to testify that its chips' circuitry doesn't match patents for which VLSI wants a jury to award infringement damages of $3 billion.
April 14, 2021
Intel owes $3 billion for allegedly infringing two chip-technology patents, an economics consultant for VLSI told a Texas federal jury Wednesday as the patent holder seeks what would be a record verdict dwarfing its recent $2 billion win against the tech giant.
April 13, 2021
Patent-holding company VLSI brought computer scientists to Texas federal court Tuesday to tout the power savings provided by chip technology it claims Intel infringed, seeking to bolster an upcoming argument for damages.
April 12, 2021
After a punishing $2 billion loss, Intel went to trial again Monday against patent claims by hedge-fund-backed VLSI, which told jurors in Texas the chip powerhouse helped itself to efficiency advances created two decades ago by innovative engineers "looking over the horizon."
December 23, 2020
The Federal Circuit ruled Wednesday that Texas federal Judge Alan Albright was wrong to move a January patent trial against Intel from a city where in-person trials are halted due to the pandemic to one where they're still being held.
December 03, 2020
Intel urged the Federal Circuit on Wednesday to stop a Texas federal judge from retransferring an in-person patent trial from Austin back to Waco, saying the judge is trying to rush the case while courthouses around the country are closing their doors to jury trials as the pandemic worsens.
December 01, 2020
Intel on Monday urged U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright to delay an in-person patent trial set for next month in Texas federal court, saying it would be safer to wait because the coronavirus pandemic is only going to get worse in the coming weeks.