Netlist Gets Some of Samsung’s Preemptive Patent Claims Tossed

Samsung Electronics Co.’s claims of inequitable conduct and breach of contract against Netlist Inc. in a clash over standard essential patents for computer memory technologies can proceed, but a Delaware federal judge denied Samsung’s bid for noninfringement judgments as to three patents it added to the case in January.

Judge Richard G. Andrews also tossed Samsung’s inequitable conduct and unclean hands claims regarding one of the three patents, according to an opinion issued Monday in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. He also denied Samsung’s motion to amend the complaint a second time.

Andrews dismissed from the ...