OpenSky Industries, LLC v. VLSI Technology LLC

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Case Number:

IPR2021-01064

Case Type:

IPR

Status:

Trial Instituted

Petitioner:

OpenSky Industries, LLC

Patent Owner:

VLSI Technology LLC

Patent Number:

7725759

Tech Center:

2100

  1. April 04, 2023

    VLSI Still Can't Kick Intel Out Of OpenSky Challenge

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Tuesday shot down VLSI Technology LLC's latest bid to have Intel Corp. pulled off a challenge to its chip patent, holding that Congress did not want district court fights to preclude inter partes reviews.

  2. February 16, 2023

    VLSI Can't Dodge Intel-Led IPR After OpenSky Sanctions

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board will not reevaluate whether to review a VLSI patent originally challenged by the embattled company OpenSky, nor will it reconsider allowing Intel to take the reins.

  3. February 06, 2023

    Vidal Berates OpenSky While Granting VLSI Atty Fees

    OpenSky Industries must pay VLSI Technology's attorney fees after its abuse of the patent system drew the latter company into sanctions proceedings, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal has ruled.

  4. December 15, 2022

    The Biggest Patent Rulings Of 2022

    The Federal Circuit found an artificial intelligence system can't be an inventor, while the new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director sanctioned a patent challenger for misconduct and a Western District of Texas order loosened Judge Alan Albright's grip on patent cases in Waco. Here are Law360's picks for the top patent rulings of 2022.

  5. November 23, 2022

    Mapping Out VLSI-Intel's Sprawling Patent War

    VLSI Technology has won more than $3 billion in patent infringement verdicts against Intel Corp. in a Texas federal court so far, but those victories account for just a portion of their cross-country and international feud over chip patents. Here, Law360 takes a closer look at the global litigation and lays out the fights in each forum.

  6. November 08, 2022

    Intel Urges Vidal To Deny VLSI's Latest Bid To Ax OpenSky IPR

    Intel is fighting VLSI's latest effort to persuade U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal to terminate a challenge to one of two VLSI patents involved in a $2.2 billion Texas jury verdict, saying there is no good reason for the case not to proceed to a final decision.

  7. November 07, 2022

    Vidal Rejects VLSI's Request To Terminate IPR

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director said she won't reconsider her decision to sanction OpenSky Industries for what she said was abuse of the federal patent review system, rejecting an effort by patent owner VLSI Technology LLC to terminate the entire proceeding.

  8. October 31, 2022

    Intel Says Texas Court Loss Can't Bar VLSI Patent Challenge

    District court invalidity rulings can't be used to preclude a later Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenge, Intel has said in a bid to invalidate the VLSI Technology patents at the heart of a $2.2 billion infringement verdict.

  9. October 18, 2022

    OpenSky Without Counsel As Vidal Lets Amin Turocy Exit

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal is allowing Amin Turocy & Watson LLP to stop representing OpenSky Industries LLC in an inter partes review against VLSI Technology LLC, saying she was "unsympathetic" to concerns that the recently sanctioned company may not be able to afford replacement counsel.

  10. October 17, 2022

    OpenSky IPR Bounces Back To Vidal In Sanctions Aftermath

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal said Monday she is reviewing a Patent Trial and Appeal Board panel's Friday decision to reinstitute OpenSky Industries LLC's challenge to a VLSI Technology LLC patent, following her issuance of sanctions in the high-profile case. 

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