A decade after purported deal, Realtek and Broadcom renew patent clash

By Melissa Ritti ( December 2, 2024, 11:19 GMT | Comment) -- Infringement actions against Realtek customer Tesla at the Unified Patent Court and in the German national courts have spilled over to the US. Before a federal judge in Delaware can reach the merits of Realtek’s request for antisuit injunctive relief and claims that Broadcom Inc. and others are engaging in patent holdup, he must first decide whether an analysis of standard essentiality “arises under” patent law — and whether weighing in at all violates principles of international comity.Realtek is accusing Broadcom Inc., or BCI, of engaging in standard essential patent, or SEP, holdup on the heels of lawsuits earlier this year by Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. (Avago Sales) against Tesla at the Unified Patent Court and Munich Regional Court in Germany....

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A decade after purported deal, Realtek and Broadcom renew patent clash

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