VLSI, Intel Want Texas Judge to Rule on Patent License Defense

Intel Corp. and VLSI Technology LLC are making competing final pushes for a Texas federal judge to decide whether a 2012 patent license agreement relieves the chipmaker from infringement liability exceeding $3 billion.

Fortress Investment Group’s acquisition of Finjan Inc. “triggered” Intel’s rights to use VLSI’s patents due to the prior licensing agreement the chipmaker had with Finjan, Intel argued in a June 27 motion made public Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. Intel said the contract covered patents owned by Finjan’s “affiliates,” which includes VLSI. Intel pointed to an Austin jury’s May ...