VLSI moves to unseal 'bombshell allegations' in US patent row with Intel, PQA
By Melissa Ritti ( May 20, 2026, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- Nearly 22 months after submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request — and on the eve of a pivotal May 8 hearing — VLSI Technology received a redacted whistleblower report it says should have led the US Patent and Trademark Office to terminate inter partes review of a patent Texas jurors found infringed by Intel to the tune of $1.5 billion.Over the opposition of Patent Quality Assurance (PQA), VLSI Technology is moving to undo extensive redactions in the parties’ briefs and appendices relating to a 2023 anonymous whistleblower report on PQA’s origins, and purported ties to Intel Corp....
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