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Technology Properties Ltd. and Patriot Scientific asserted US 5,784,584, US 5,809,336 and US 6,598,148 against Fujitsu and other Japanese electronics groups. The case closed 12/20/2007; intervening defendant ARM won non-infringement, and TPL/Patriot conceded no infringement of the '148 and '336; the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed on 5/9/2008.

One of five declaratory judgment suits filed in December 2005 by roughly 20 Japanese electronics manufacturers against Patriot, TPL and Charles Moore, seeking declarations that the '584, '336 and '148 patents were not infringed and invalid.

Ownership dispute over the '336, '148, '584, '749, '915, '890 and '703 patents. It settled in June 2005, with TPL receiving the exclusive right to enforce/license the patents and a 50/50 net revenue split.

HTC filed a declaratory-judgment action of invalidity/non-infringement as to the '336, '584, '749 and '148 patents. TPL counterclaimed for infringement of the '336, '749, '148 and '890 patents. After trial, the jury found HTC literally infringed claims 6, 7, 9, 13, 14 and 15 of the '336 patent with a $958,560 lump-sum royalty, not willful; JMOL denied and final judgment entered for TPL. Other patents were dismissed or carved out.

Declaratory-judgment action of non-infringement/invalidity of the '336, '584, '749, '890 and '148 patents against Technology Properties Ltd., et al.

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.

ASUSTeK brought a declaratory judgment action naming US 5,440,749, US 5,809,336, US 5,809,623, US 5,809,638, and US 5,784,584; the complaint was amended July 10 and September 23, 2008. The case settled December 18, 2008, and all claims were dismissed February 25, 2009.

Barco N.V. brought a declaratory judgment action on three MMP patents (specific patents not confirmed in the narrative). The case was related to and consolidated with the HTC and Acer/Gateway actions.

Patriot Scientific sued Technology Properties Ltd., Daniel Leckrone, and Charles Moore over ownership of the Moore Microprocessor Portfolio patents expressly including US 5,440,749 and others. The dispute was resolved/settled in June 2005, with TPL granted responsibility for commercialization and licensing.