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• Samsung Sues Polaroid and Westinghouse for ATSC Patent Infringement (Tuesday Jun. 17, 2008)
  According to the complaint, Polaroid and Westinghouse offer products, such as televisions, television tuners, set-top boxes and digital video recorders, which use patent-protected ATSC methods without having entered into a portfolio license offered by MPEG LA that includes these patents or a license with Samsung.
  
  
• Silicon Image Responds to Analogix Semiconductor Lawsuit (Monday Jun. 16, 2008)
  Silicon Image believes this filing is in connection with the earlier lawsuit filed by Silicon Image in January 2007 against Analogix in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing Analogix of copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unlawful business practices.
  
  
• COMAG Sued for Infringement of MPEG-2 Patents (Tuesday Jun. 10, 2008)
  According to the complaints, COMAG offers in Germany products, such as digital set-top boxes, which use patent protected MPEG-2 methods without having entered into licenses with the individual patent holders or a portfolio license that includes these patents offered by MPEG LA.
  
  
• Court Of Appeals Summarily Affirms ARM Litigation Victory Over TPL and Patriot (Monday May. 12, 2008)
  The Federal Circuit’s decision confirms ARM’s success in the litigation brought in Marshall, Texas entitled Technology Properties Limited, Inc. v. Fujitsu, et al. The ARM products covered by this binding decision of non-infringement include the ARM7™, ARM9™, ARM9E™, ARM10E™, ARM11™ and Cortex™ microprocessor core families.
  
  
• Appeals Court Sides with Rambus in Samsung Matter (Wednesday Apr. 30, 2008)
  Rambus today announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a ruling vacating the order of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) and instructing that Samsung's claims against Rambus be dismissed.
  
  
• DC Circuit Court Overturns Federal Trade Commission Orders in Rambus Case (Wednesday Apr. 23, 2008)
  In its unanimous decision released today, the appellate court determined the FTC failed to demonstrate that Rambus inflicted any harm on competition
  
  
• MPEG-2 Patent Owners Sue Target Corporation for MPEG-2 Patent Infringement (Tuesday Apr. 22, 2008)
  According to the complaint, Target offers in its retail stores a variety of products under its Trutech® house brand name, such as digital televisions and DVD players, that use patent protected MPEG-2 methods without having entered into licenses with the individual patent holders or a portfolio license that includes these patents offered by MPEG LA.
  
  
• Wi-LAN Files Motion to Dismiss Marvell Complaint (Friday Apr. 04, 2008)
  Wi-LAN announced today that the Company has filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint for Declaratory Judgment action filed by Marvell relating to United States Patent Nos. 6,192,068, 6,320,897 and RE37,802
  
  
• Rambus Wins Coordinated Trial Against Memory Manufacturers (Thursday Mar. 27, 2008)
  Rambus today announced that the jury in the case involving Hynix Semiconductor, Micron Technologies, and Nanya Technology Corporation has found in favor of Rambus.
  
  
• Court Affirms Non-Infringement Of ARM Jazelle Products In Nazomi '215 Patent Case (Friday Feb. 22, 2008)
  ARM today announced that it was successful in the appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) in the patent infringement litigation brought against ARM by Nazomi Communications, Inc., over the current commercial design of the ARM® Jazelle® Java accelerator technology.
  
  
• WARF Charges Intel Corporation with Patent Infringement of UW-Madison Invention That Speeds Computer Processing (Wednesday Feb. 06, 2008)
  The foundation's complaint identifies the Intel CoreTM 2 Duo microarchitecture as infringing WARF's United States Patent No. 5,781,752, entitled "Table Based Data Speculation Circuit for Parallel Processing Computer."
  
  
• MOSAID Settles Litigation with ProMOS and Mosel Vitelic (Monday Feb. 04, 2008)
  Under the terms of the settlement, ProMOS has been granted a six year, royalty bearing license under MOSAID's patents for all Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) products sold worldwide under ProMOS' brand name. The agreement with Mosel Vitelic, which no longer manufactures DRAM products, calls for a single lump sum payment
  
  
• Judge Sets April 2008 Trial Date for Silicon Image Trade Secret and Copyright Infringement Case Against Analogix (Wednesday Jan. 09, 2008)
  In January 2007, Silicon Image filed a complaint charging Analogix with copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices. In the lawsuit, Silicon Image alleges that Analogix—without authorization and in violation of Silicon Image’s intellectual property rights—copied and used Silicon Image’s proprietary register maps and semiconductor configuration software.
  
  
• Court Denies Silicon Image's Request to Preliminarily Enjoin Sales of Analogix Semiconductor's HDMI Chips (Tuesday Jan. 08, 2008)
  Silicon Image had previously asked the Court to order Analogix to stop selling certain of its HDMI chips, claiming that Analogix had misappropriated Silicon Image's alleged trade secrets. The Court denied Silicon Image's request, stating that “the evidence gives rise to serious questions on the merits as to this claim.”
  
  
• MPEG LA Sues Audiovox for Breach of MPEG-2 and 1394 Patent Pool Contractual Obligations (Friday Dec. 21, 2007)
  MPEG LA today announced that it has commenced an action against Audiovox for breach of contractual obligations as a Licensee to MPEG LA’s MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License and 1394 Patent Portfolio License.
  
  
• TPL, Toshiba, Matsushita (Panasonic), and JVC Resolve Their Dispute Over the Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio (Tuesday Dec. 18, 2007)
  The TPL Group, Patriot Scientific Corporation, Toshiba, Matsushita (Panasonic) and JVC announced today that they have entered into a business resolution of their legal disputes in two patent infringement lawsuits pending in the US District Courts in the Eastern District of Texas and the Northern District of California.
  
  
• TPL and NEC Electronics America Resolve Their Dispute Over the Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio (Tuesday Dec. 18, 2007)
  The terms of their settlement include the grant by the TPL Group of rights under the Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio to NEC Electronics Corporation and its subsidiaries. The parties have agreed that the details of the settlement are confidential.
  
  
• Alpine Electronics Purchases Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License (Tuesday Dec. 11, 2007)
  Patriot Scientific Corporation announced today that Alpine Electronics, Inc. has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio license. From its headquarters in Japan, Alpine is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of automobile audio, information, and navigation systems for OEM and aftermarket channels worldwide.
  
  
• WMS Gaming Joins List of Patriot's Microprocessor Licensees (Friday Dec. 07, 2007)
  Patriot Scientific Corporation announced today that WMS Gaming Inc. has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group, Patriot's exclusive licensing partner.
  
  
• Lite-On Purchases Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License (Friday Dec. 07, 2007)
  Patriot Scientific Corporation announced today that Lite-On IT Corporation has purchased a license to the company's microprocessor-related patent portfolio. Lite-On IT thus becomes the company's 28th licensee and the third within a week.
  
  
• Daewoo Electronics Purchases Moore Microprocessor Patent Portfolio License (Tuesday Dec. 04, 2007)
  Alliacense today announced that Daewoo Electronics Corporation has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent™ (MMP) Portfolio license from The TPL Group. Daewoo Electronics becomes the first Korean licensee to purchase an MMP license, and the 24th licensee to date.
  
  
• Federal Judge Affirms Jury Verdict that Qualcomm Infringes Three Broadcom Patents (Monday Nov. 26, 2007)
  Broadcom announced today that a federal judge has let stand a jury verdict that found that Qualcomm infringes three Broadcom patents.
  
  
• Wi-LAN Enters License Agreement with Matsushita Electric Matsushita licenses Wi-LAN technology for use in Panasonic computers (Wednesday Nov. 07, 2007)
  Wi-LAN today announced that it has signed a five year licensing agreement with Matsushita relating to Wi-LAN’s CDMA and Wi-Fi patents.
  
  
• Wi-LAN Initiates Litigation for Patent Infringement (Thursday Nov. 01, 2007)
  In its filings, Wi-LAN claims that these companies have infringed and continue to infringe Wi-LAN’s U.S. patent nos. 5,282,222, RE37,802 and 5,956,323 by making and/or selling various products, including wireless routers, modems and personal notebook computers that use. These patents are related to Wi-Fi and to power consumption in DSL products.
  
  
• Transmeta Announces Settlement of Patent Litigation, Technology Transfer and License Agreement with Intel (Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007)
  The agreement will grant Intel a perpetual non-exclusive license to all Transmeta patents and patent applications, including any patent rights later acquired by Transmeta, now existing or as may be filed during the next ten years.
  
  
• Renesas Technology Wins Patent Infringement Suit Brought by Translogic Technology (Tuesday Oct. 23, 2007)
  The suit was originally filed in 1999 by Translogic Technology, charging Hitachi (from which Renesas Technology was later spun off as an independent company), and its affiliates, with infringement of its patent on microcontrollers.
  
  
• The TPL Group Files Appeal to Reverse Markman Claim Construction for US '584 Patent in MMP Portfolio (Friday Sep. 28, 2007)
  As a result of the stipulation requested by TPL, the Texas Court infringement trial will focus on only two US patents in the MMP Portfolio, the 5,809,336 and the 6,598,148. TPL asserts that the June 18th Markman ruling broadly confirmed the strength of MMP claims including the very significant affirmation of US 5,809,336 as applied to both modern PLL-based and non PLL-based systems.
  
  
• U.S. District Court Issues Verdict on TSMC-UniRAM Case (Wednesday Sep. 26, 2007)
  TSMC today announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, awarded UniRAM Technology US$30.5 million in litigation asserting that TSMC misused UniRAM’s alleged trade secrets
  
  
• MPEG LA Issues ATSC Patent Portfolio License (Friday Sep. 21, 2007)
  The joint license includes patents that are essential to the digital television standard (including high definition and standard definition) developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and used in digital televisions sold in the United States, South Korea, Mexico, Canada and other countries.
  
  
• ARM Technology Ruled To Not Infringe In TPL Patent Litigation (Friday Sep. 21, 2007)
  ARM today announced that on September 12, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, passed a judgment of non-infringement in favor of ARM as to all claims asserted before that Court by TPL (Technology Properties Limited) in relation to US patent number 5,784,584 (’584).