Samsung Seeks Pause in 5G Tech Suit Pending Patent Challenges

Samsung Electronics Co. and its American unit urged a Texas federal judge to pause proceedings in Hannibal IP LLC’s lawsuit over wireless communications technology while an administrative tribunal considers its patent challenges.

Samsung filed petitions at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenging the validity of US Patent Nos. 11,057,896, 11,641,661, 11,272,535 and 11,368,911, according to a motion to stay filed Aug. 29 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Hannibal won’t be harmed by a stay, Samsung argued, noting the patent owner can receive monetary damages for any alleged infringement.

“Samsung would ...