Xockets rockets Nvidia: Blackwell debut threatened by DPU patent claims
Nvidia is embroiled in an antitrust'n'patent lawsuit, which alleges the GPU giant colluded with Microsoft and the intellectual property risk management firm RPX to rip off the data processing unit (DPU) developer Xockets' designs. The case [6:24-cv-453], filed in the western federal district of Texas — a haven for patent suits …
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Sunday 8th September 2024 13:48 GMT The Dogs Meevonks
Oh look... here comes the....
Inevitable buyout to acquire patents and IP... often after bankrupting said company by stealing said IP and forcing them to sue, racking up costs that could easily bankrupt them before it ever sees a resolution... then they swoop in to 'purchase' the IP, promise to continue to support companies existing customers and then turning round and say... nah... fuck all of you, we've got what we'd already stolen for peanuts.
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Monday 9th September 2024 08:54 GMT Anonymous Coward
a haven for patent suits in America
Wasn't the 'Eastern District of Texas' the haven for Patent Suits in the USA? This is back in the day of SCO suing everyone under the Sun (but not Sun Microsystems)...
Ok, a little research shows that BOTH districts are up to their necks in Patent Suits 23% of all US Patent suits are filed in the Eastern (Marshall) District and Western (Waco) District.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/top-patent-venues-are-two-steps-ahead-of-judge-shopping-guidance
I guess that is where all those unemployed lawyers go to eke out a living? (And pay no State Income Tax)
IMHO, it is time for Texas to be thrown out of the USA. It is a cesspit of crime and political malfeasance. Watch out Texans. The State Gubbermint is coming for your vote. They don't want you to vote Ted 'Cancun' Cruz out of the Senate...