Intel scores a reprieve in $2.18B VLSI patent case after court orders retrial

Intel has delayed paying $2.18 billion in damages for its alleged misuse of patents on Monday after a US appeals court threw out the case against the chip giant brought by VLSI. The decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Western District of Texas Federal Circuit reversed a 2021 jury's conclusion that Intel had infringed …

[JWLong]

OK.....I'm Confused?

Quote: "The Patent Office has already found both patents invalid. Intel looks forward to making its case to a jury that the VLSI patent sent back to the trial court is also of little value."

If the patents are Invalid, how can they be of low value or even (in)fringed?

[Doctor Syntax]

Re: OK.....I'm Confused?

Something to do with Texas?

[Anonymous Coward]

USA .... I love it !!!

Proves once again that if you have enough money you can *avoid* justice in the US of A.

How many times can the case be retried and the result changed !!!

Does it not bring the Justice system into question if the result can be appealed forever !!!

At what point is the cost of the 'never ending' appeals going to cost more than being found guilty ... or is the point to demonstrate that Intel can out spend *any* possible litigant and win by attrition.

:)

[Julian 8]

dunno about intel being able to outspend aother litigant in the future