Rambus Patents Violated By Nvidia, ITC Judge Rules
U.S. International Trader Commission Judge Theodore Essex ruled today that Nvidia is violating three patents owned by Rambus. The decision could result in a ban on imports of certain Nvidia chips and products that use them, Bloomberg reports, including some computers made by Hewlett-Packard and a host of other PC and graphics card companies.
In a statement, the company confirmed that the judge issued an initial determination finding that three of five patents Rambus asserted against Nvidia are valid, enforceable and infringed. The judge found no violation of the other two patents. The company notes that the case can be appealed to the full ITC, which can affirm, modify, reverse, set aside or remand all or part of the decision. The company notes that the case, originally filed in November 2008, sought a bar on importation of any infringing products. Other companies named in the complaint include Asustek Computer and Asus Computer International, BFG Technologies, Biostar Microtech and Biostar Microtech International, Diablotek, EVGA Corp., G.B.T. Inc. and Giga-Byte Technology, Hewlett-Packard, MSI Computer Corp. and Micro-Star International, Palit Multimedia and Palit Microsystems, Pine Technology Holdings and Sparkle Computer.
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