

(three assets), both from Partners for Corporate Research Transactions dated in August 2013 (211 assets) and March 2015 Processors, memory, and other integrated circuits".Ĭurrently available USPTO assignment records now identify nearlyĢ40 assets held by Future Link Systems, acquired through Technologies, such as data interconnect and interface technologies,Ĭomputer and network architecture, gaming devise, mobile phones, Holdings as "relate to a variety of products and Investments by NXP Semiconductors and Philips" and its patent Future Link Systems describes itself as "the owner of Merged into NXP more than a decade ago) for the '614 patent,Īt NXP. Original development work for the '439 patent was conducted at '614 patent tying the claimed feature to power management. Powering/shutting down components within a processor, with the Targeting features allowing processors to power down componentsĪre alleged to infringe through devices incorporating such SoCs or Processors, including those with performance and efficiency cores, Semiconductor of infringement through the provision ofĬertain multicore ARM systems-on-chip (SoCs) or IPValue) plaintiff has sued 11 defendants in Second litigation campaign over two patents from its portfolio ofįormer NXP assets generally related to on-chip For more information, visit Link Systems, LLC has kicked off a IPValue currently owns and manages the commercialization of over 9,000 patents. Since inception in 2001, IPValue has generated over $2B in cash from patent licenses, resulting in well over $1B to its partners. IPValue’s mission is to fuel innovation by working with leading technology enterprises to generate revenues from their IP portfolios. District Court for the Western District of Texas and the District of Delaware. The patents at issue in the action are U.S.
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Our licensees, and the public in general, are not well-served if we allow companies to sell infringing products without a license while others pay their fair share,” said Mr. “No entity is entitled to take a free-ride off the research and development costs that went into the innovations represented by FLS’ patent portfolio. Abiding by our ’litigate last’ approach, FLS has engaged in business discussions to license major semiconductor vendors willing to step up on behalf of themselves and their end-device vendor customers,” said Boaz Brickman, Senior Vice President, Legal at IPValue. “IPValue brings renowned portfolios to market, using rigorous and detailed technical presentations and business negotiations to conclude fair-value patent licensing deals. These licensees collectively supply a large percentage of the worldwide market for microprocessors, microcontrollers, and application processors. Since that time FLS has successfully licensed several of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, including some with significant semiconductor design and manufacturing operations in the U.S. In 2012, FLS acquired a portfolio of over 600 computer architecture related patents. The complaint alleges infringement of two patents relating to advances in power-saving techniques for processor integrated circuits, including those designed and sold by semiconductor vendors such as AMD, Amlogic, Broadcom, Qualcomm, and Realtek to end-device manufacturers of mobile phones, tablets, personal computers, smart home devices, and other devices. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) to initiate an investigation under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 against 17 companies. (“IPValue”) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Future Link Systems, LLC (“FLS”) has filed a patent infringement complaint with the U.S. SANTA CLARA, Calif.-( BUSINESS WIRE)-IPValue Management Inc.
