Samsung Beats Final Netlist Patents From $303 Million Verdict

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Micron Technology Inc. convinced an administrative tribunal to cancel the final two Netlist Inc. patents connected to a $303 million Texas jury verdict dating back to 2023 against the Korean electronics giant.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Monday, in separate decisions, all claims of US Patent Nos. 9,318,160 and 8,787,060 are unpatentable because of previous patents and applications. The patents deal with methods for reducing the load of drivers in memory, according to the decisions.

The rulings comes after the administrative tribunal invalidated three other patents in 2023 that Netlist asserted against ...