Intel Cuts $2.2 Billion VLSI Verdict With Appellate Reversal (1)

A $2.2 billion verdict against Intel Corp.—one of the biggest patent damages awards in US history—was wiped out Monday by the Federal Circuit.

The appeals court said one of the two patents asserted by VLSI Technology LLC against the semiconductor giant wasn’t infringed. The three-judge panel affirmed a Waco, Texas, jury’s finding that a second patent was infringed, but vacated the damages award of $1.5 billion tied to that patent—US Patent No. 7,523,373.

The jury’s infringement findings and associated damages amounts—$1.5 billion tied to the ‘373 patent and $675 million tied to US Patent No. 7,725,759—would’ve been ...