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April 17, 2007
Yet another Supreme Court patent case?
From today's Wall Street Journal - High Court Seeks U.S. View In LG Patent Dispute
The high court, acting on an appeal filed by Quanta Computer Inc., Compal Electronics Inc. and First International Computer Inc., signaled possible interest in the case by asking the U.S. Solicitor General's office to file a brief on the underlying legal issues. The case will be reviewed again by the Supreme Court later this year after the filing is made.
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At issue in the lawsuits is whether the patent licenses between LG and Intel sufficiently spelled out limits on the patents.
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The Federal U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a special patent appeals court based in Washington, ruled in favor of LG Electronics last year, saying the company had the right to seek patent royalties from the Taiwanese computer makers.
In their appeal, the Taiwanese companies accused LG Electronics of trying to double-dip. "This court has consistently held for more than a century that no patent owner is entitled to more than one royalty on the sale of a patented article," attorneys for the companies said in the appeal.
The case is Quanta Computer Inc. v. LG Electronics, 06-937.
This seems unlike previous cases where the patent itself was at the center of attention. If I read this right, it may be more of a contract law case. But we will wait to see what the Solicitor General has to say.
Posted by Ken Jarboe at April 17, 2007 9:50 AM
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