Technology Properties Ltd. et al. v. Fujitsu et al.
settled/dismissedπ Technology Properties Ltd.π Patriot Scientific Corp.Δ FujitsuΔ Matsushita (Panasonic)Δ NECΔ ToshibaΔ JVC
Patentee TPL/Patriot asserted at least US 5,784,584, US 5,809,336, and US 6,598,148 against Fujitsu, Matsushita, NEC, Toshiba, and JVC. The court construed the '584 instruction groups limitation on June 18, 2007; ARM-designed cores were held non-infringing and excluded from trial, affirmed by the Federal Circuit in May 2008. The action settled with Toshiba, Matsushita, and JVC on Dec. 18, 2007, and the Texas and California actions were voluntarily dismissed.