Synopsys, Inc. v. Bell Semiconductor, LLC

  1. December 20, 2023

    Software Biz Settles Microchip Patent Dispute

    In advance of a trial set for next month, a California software company says it has decided to settle its legal fight with a patent licensing outfit that leveled a "sprawling litigation campaign" against the software company's customers.

  2. December 08, 2023

    Delaware Judge Airs Complaints About Microchip Patent Row

    A California software company has won a ruling out of Delaware federal court that software it sells doesn't indirectly infringe decade-old microchip patents, though the state's top federal judge spent some time complaining about the filing practices of the tech company's lawyers, writing that he "arguably should have" rejected their motion out of hand.