Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. Mediatek, Inc. et al

  1. March 25, 2025

    Realtek Loses Sanctions Bid Over Alleged Patent Suit Abuse

    Taiwan's Realtek Semiconductor Corp. lost its bid in California federal court to punish a pair of patent-holding companies for "wasting party and judicial resources" in an antitrust lawsuit over a licensing deal and a series of purportedly sham patent suits in Texas.

  2. March 10, 2025

    Realtek's Antitrust Claims Against MediaTek Pared Back

    A California federal judge on Friday dismissed Realtek Semiconductor's claims that MediaTek and two other companies conspired to restrain trade through a series of sham patent suits, while keeping claims tied to two 2021 federal cases in Texas that he said Realtek plausibly alleged to be baseless.

  3. November 14, 2024

    Chipmaker's 'Bounty' Lawsuit Was 'Nonsensical,' Court Told

    A pair of litigation businesses want a California federal court to punish a Taiwanese chipmaker for responding to a patent lawsuit with "frivolous," "meritless" and "nonsensical" antitrust allegations surrounding use of a "bounty" to encourage litigation.

  4. August 20, 2024

    Realtek Suit Is Just 'Litigation Over Litigation,' IP Biz Says

    Litigation business Future Link says the latest version of an antitrust lawsuit in California federal court from Taiwanese chipmaker Realtek over claims of a conspiracy with a different Taiwanese chipmaker to fund purported "patent troll" lawsuits is just more "litigation over litigation."

  5. May 06, 2024

    Judge Turns Down Realtek's Patent 'Conspiracy' Case

    A California federal judge has found that Taiwanese chipmaker Realtek can't use the federal courts to sue one of its major rivals for allegedly using a "bounty" to fund "patent troll" litigation against it because that doesn't break any federal antitrust laws.

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