Intel Convinces Jury Fortress Runs VLSI in $3 Billion Fight (3)

Intel Corp. convinced a Texas jury that VLSI Technology LLC is controlled by Fortress Investment Group, setting up a potential escape from more than $3 billion in patent-infringement verdicts against the chipmaker in the lengthy dispute.

Fortress controls both VLSI and Finjan Inc., an Austin, Texas, jury determined Thursday . Intel argued during the three-day trial in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas that the semiconductor giant’s 2012 licensing agreement with Finjan covered VLSI’s patents because the entities are affiliated under the control of the asset-management firm.

The win for Intel boosts its push for ...