Western Digital Hit With Flash Memory Patent Suit in New Venue

Western Digital Corp. is facing a patent infringement suit in the Central District of California, alleging it refused to license Polaris PowerLED Technologies LLC’s flash memory technologies before incorporating the patented designs into hard drives for personal computing, gaming, data storage, and e-commerce.

Polaris filed the suit five days after it voluntarily dismissed nearly identical claims without prejudice against Western Digital in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas. The suit also names as defendants vendors, Avnet, Inc., Newegg Inc., Zones LLC, and Private Label PC LLC.

The company alleges Western Digital is violating US ...