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Opti, a former maker of semiconductors that now makes its living licensing its intellectual property, said in a press release Friday that the jury from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled in its favor in the patent infringement trial between it and Apple related to its patent entitled Read the rest of this entry »

Opti, a former maker of semiconductors that now makes its living licensing its intellectual property, said today it prevailed over Apple, which it has sued alleging patent infringement, in a special proceeding required under U.S. patent law where both sides present their arguments to the court as to how they believe certain terms at issue in the lawsuit should be interpreted.

The court ruled that OPTi had prevailed on all “claims construction” against Apple and rejected Read the rest of this entry »

Opti said it prevailed in an arbitration with Nvidia over its continued use of Opti’s “pre-snoop” technology, and is owed $3.75 million plus interest for Nvidia’s unpaid use of the intellectual property involved for the five quarters from Feb. 1, 2007, through April 30, 2008, according to a filing the company made with the SEC Tuesday.

The two companies had entered into a licensing agreement in 2007 as part of the settlement of a patent infringement claim Opti brought against Nvidia in 2004, according to Tuesday’s filing. The agreement called for Nvidia to make quarterly royalty payments of Read the rest of this entry »