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Rambus Sues NVIDIA for Patent Infringement
Rambus says NVIDIA products infringe on 17 Rambus patents
Rambus is no stranger to the world of patent infringement suits. Today it announced that it filed a patent infringement suit against NVIDIA in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
The suit alleges that NVIDIA infringed upon Rambus patents with a variety of its products including NVIDIA products with memory controllers for SDR, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, GDDR, and GDDR3 SDRAM. In all Rambus alleges that NVIDIA has infringed on 17 Rambus patents.
Rambus said that it pursued licensing agreements with NVIDIA for years with no agreements being made. Rambus wants injunctive relief barring further infringement, contributory infringement, and inducement to infringe the patents in question. Rambus also seeks monetary damages for the alleged infringement.
Tam Lavelle, senior VP and general counsel for Rambus said, “For more than six years, we have diligently attempted to negotiate a licensing agreement with NVIDIA, but our good faith efforts have been to no avail. Graphics and multimedia products require leading-edge memory performance, and as NVIDIA advances its product portfolio, it infringes more and more of our patents. We are left with no other recourse than litigation to protect and seek fair compensation for the use of our patented inventions. Nevertheless, we hope to continue discussions with NVIDIA to reach a negotiated settlement.â€
According to Rambus, the vast majority of NVIDIA products going back for years infringed on its patents. If NVIDIA loses the suit in court it could be looking at a significant penalty, possibly ever more than the $306.9 million.
NVIDIA is already feeling pressure from investors and analysts after announcing disappointing profits last quarter, a loss in this case could make things even worse.
Rambus Sues NVIDIA for Patent Infringement
Rambus says NVIDIA products infringe on 17 Rambus patents
Rambus is no stranger to the world of patent infringement suits. Today it announced that it filed a patent infringement suit against NVIDIA in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
The suit alleges that NVIDIA infringed upon Rambus patents with a variety of its products including NVIDIA products with memory controllers for SDR, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, GDDR, and GDDR3 SDRAM. In all Rambus alleges that NVIDIA has infringed on 17 Rambus patents.
Rambus said that it pursued licensing agreements with NVIDIA for years with no agreements being made. Rambus wants injunctive relief barring further infringement, contributory infringement, and inducement to infringe the patents in question. Rambus also seeks monetary damages for the alleged infringement.
Tam Lavelle, senior VP and general counsel for Rambus said, “For more than six years, we have diligently attempted to negotiate a licensing agreement with NVIDIA, but our good faith efforts have been to no avail. Graphics and multimedia products require leading-edge memory performance, and as NVIDIA advances its product portfolio, it infringes more and more of our patents. We are left with no other recourse than litigation to protect and seek fair compensation for the use of our patented inventions. Nevertheless, we hope to continue discussions with NVIDIA to reach a negotiated settlement.â€
According to Rambus, the vast majority of NVIDIA products going back for years infringed on its patents. If NVIDIA loses the suit in court it could be looking at a significant penalty, possibly ever more than the $306.9 million.
NVIDIA is already feeling pressure from investors and analysts after announcing disappointing profits last quarter, a loss in this case could make things even worse.
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