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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. October 14, 2022

    VLSI Says OpenSky Sanctions Are Making Things Worse

    VLSI Technology is urging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director to reconsider her sanctions to the company that filed an abusive challenge to its patent, saying it's effectively being punished more than the intended target.

  2. October 11, 2022

    OpenSky Attorneys Want Out At PTAB After Vidal's Sanctions

    OpenSky's legal team has asked the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for permission to duck out of the company's high-stakes challenge to a VLSI Technology patent, just three days after being sanctioned for several instances of misconduct during the dispute.

  3. October 04, 2022

    4 Takeaways From OpenSky's PTAB Sanctions

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal on Tuesday chided OpenSky Industries for extensive discovery violations and extortion attempts as it challenged a VLSI Technology patent tied to a $2.2 billion infringement verdict against Intel Corp. Here’s what you need to know about her precedential takedown and what it means going forward.

  4. October 04, 2022

    Vidal Sanctions OpenSky For Abuse In VLSI Patent Challenge

    OpenSky Industries on Tuesday earned sanctions "to the fullest extent" of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director's power after the agency's director found it tried to extract payments from Intel Corp. and the patent owner that won $2.2 billion from Intel in an infringement case.

  5. September 28, 2022

    PTAB Told To Eject Intel From $2.2B Patent Challenges

    A patent licensing company that won a $2.18 billion jury verdict against Intel is again asking the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to block the microchip giant from continuing to participate in a legal challenge to the validity of the patents, arguing that Intel already passed on the chance to make that case to jurors in Texas last year.

  6. September 22, 2022

    PTAB Grills Intel, VLSI In Fight Over IP Tied To $2.18B Verdict

    A Patent Trial and Appeal Board panel on Thursday called into question VLSI Technology LLC's $2.18 billion jury win against Intel as it grilled attorneys for both companies over the tech giant's challenge to one of two microchip patents involved in the enormous verdict.

  7. September 15, 2022

    IP Forecast: PTAB To Eye Patent Tied To Intel's $2.2B Loss

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board next week will dive into a controversial legal effort to wipe out claims in a microchip patent tied to part of a $2.18 billion jury verdict against Intel that's being closely watched by the tech industry, lawmakers and the patent office's director. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  8. August 22, 2022

    PTAB Urged To Narrowly Tailor Sanctions In VLSI Fight

    Most of the amicus briefs filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's review of challenges to two VLSI Technology LLC patents involved in its $2 billion infringement verdict against Intel Corp. have said the allegedly abusive challenges should proceed, while several others advocated for termination as a form of sanctions.

  9. August 19, 2022

    VLSI Patent Challenger Denies Abuse Claims In PTAB Row

    A company accused of abusing the inter partes review system has fired back at the allegations, saying it hasn't harassed or extorted VLSI Technology LLC while attempting to invalidate one of two patents at the heart of VLSI's $2 billion infringement verdict against Intel Corp.

  10. August 08, 2022

    AIPLA Says 'Rare' PTAB Abuse No Basis For Sanctions Policy

    The American Intellectual Property Law Association has urged the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to not adopt any new policies to handle abuse as the USPTO director looks into whether companies challenging two VLSI Technology Inc. patents at the heart of a $2 billion jury verdict engaged in unethical conduct.

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