Challenger in VLSI-Intel Patent Dispute Ordered to ID its Owners

VLSI Technology LLC is closer to identifying who filed an administrative challenge to a patent that Intel Corp. was found to have infringed by a Texas jury almost four years ago.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Patent Quality Assurance LLC to comply with heightened disclosure rules in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia where it’s defending a VLSI abuse-of-process lawsuit. Judge M. Hannah Lauck stated PQA violated the rule, rejecting the company’s argument that it was only required to identify “entities which pose potentially disqualifying financial conflicts.”

The order is the latest wrinkle in a ...