A bid by Samsung Electronics to get a Texas court to dismiss a patent infringement complaint by Apple-backed Rockstar was rejected after the judge decided Thursday that a Rockstar subsidiary had standing to sue.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall division also ruled against Samsung’s argument that one of seven charges of alleged patent infringements should be dismissed as the subject matter of the claim was unpatentable.
Backed by Microsoft, Apple, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony, Rockstar acquired Nortel Networks’ patents for US$4.5 billion after outbidding Google in 2011. Rockstar filed the suits in Texas in October against Samsung, HTC and five other companies. The seven Google partner companies are accused of infringing some or all of the seven patents.
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U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall division also ruled against Samsung’s argument that one of seven charges of alleged patent infringements should be dismissed as the subject matter of the claim was unpatentable.
Backed by Microsoft, Apple, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony, Rockstar acquired Nortel Networks’ patents for US$4.5 billion after outbidding Google in 2011. Rockstar filed the suits in Texas in October against Samsung, HTC and five other companies. The seven Google partner companies are accused of infringing some or all of the seven patents.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Reported by PC World 2 hours ago.