Samsung Convinces Board to Ax Patent Behind $142 Million Verdict

An administrative tribunal invalidated one of two patents that a Texas jury earlier this month said Samsung Electronics Co. infringed to the tune of $142 million, setting up a potential appellate race to finalize the conflicting rulings.

Tuesday’s decision from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board invalidating challenged claims in G+ Communications LLC’s US Patent No. 10,736,130 conflicts with a pair of jury findings from January and April in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, where the non-practicing entity scored wins against Samsung over technologies the South Korean tech titan allegedly implements in its Galaxy 5G ...