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Patriot Scientific announced suits in December 2003 against Sony, Fujitsu, Toshiba, NEC and Matsushita over the '336 and '148 patents. The suits were dormant in the Oakland court for nearly two years and were dismissed so TPL could refile in Texas.

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.

Technology Properties Ltd. and others brought this N.D. Cal. case against HTC Corp. and others. Claim construction on the '148 and '336 patents was litigated and the record is cited in USITC Pub. 4847.

Mirror-image declaratory judgment action brought by HTC Corp. against Technology Properties Ltd. It was joined with the related 5:08-cv-00877 case for claim construction involving the '148 and '336 patents.

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.

Declaratory-judgment action involving the same Moore Microprocessor Portfolio family as the '336 patent.

ITC investigation asserting claims 1, 6, 7, 9–11 and 13–16 of the '336 patent. ALJ found no violation of Section 337; Commission affirmed no-infringement findings and terminated the investigation. Several respondents settled earlier.

District-court counterpart to the ITC case asserting the '336 patent. Stipulated final judgment of non-infringement entered Nov. 13, 2015; appealed. Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part on claim construction and remanded. Further appeals filed in 2018; mandate in 18-1439 issued June 19, 2019.

District-court counterpart to the ITC case asserting the '336 patent. Stipulated final judgment of non-infringement entered Nov. 13, 2015; appealed. Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part on claim construction and remanded. Further appeals filed in 2018; mandate in 18-1439 issued June 19, 2019.

District-court counterpart to the ITC case asserting the '336 patent. Stipulated final judgment of non-infringement entered Nov. 13, 2015; appealed. Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part on claim construction and remanded. Further appeals filed in 2018; mandate in 18-1439 issued June 19, 2019.

District-court counterpart to the ITC case asserting the '336 patent. Stipulated final judgment of non-infringement entered Nov. 13, 2015; appealed. Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part on claim construction and remanded. Further appeals filed in 2018; mandate in 18-1439 issued June 19, 2019.

District-court counterpart to the ITC case asserting the '336 patent. Stipulated final judgment of non-infringement entered Nov. 13, 2015; appealed. Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part on claim construction and remanded. Further appeals filed in 2018; mandate in 18-1439 issued June 19, 2019.

Consolidated appeal from the N.D. Cal. cases against Huawei, ZTE, Samsung, LG, and Nintendo. The Federal Circuit affirmed in part and vacated in part the district court's claim construction, upholding prosecution-history disclaimer requiring an oscillator whose frequency is not fixed by any external crystal, but rejecting the requirement that the oscillator not require a control signal; remanded. Companion docket numbers: 16-1307, 16-1309, 16-1310, 16-1311.

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.

HTC filed a declaratory judgment action against TPL, Patriot Scientific and Alliacense; the '890 patent was added by amended complaint on July 10, 2008. TPL counterclaimed for infringement of '336, '749, '148 and '890. On Sept. 19, 2013, all claims relating to the '890 patent were dismissed by stipulation; only the '336 patent reached the jury.

Part of the July 24, 2012 coordinated N.D. Cal. campaign asserting '336, '749 and '890 against Kyocera. On Nov. 26, 2012, the entire action was stayed pending the ITC investigation.

Part of the July 24, 2012 coordinated N.D. Cal. campaign asserting '336, '749 and '890 against Barnes & Noble over NOOK products. Stayed Sept. 26, 2012 – May 19, 2014 during the related ITC investigation; answered June 9, 2014 with DJ counterclaims. Later related to seven other TPL cases and referred to a magistrate judge; no trial date set.

Section 337 ITC investigation filed July 23, 2012 alongside the N.D. Cal. campaign, asserting '336, '749 and '890. The ITC ultimately found no violation as to the asserted '336 patent claims; TPL did not appeal.

Consolidated appeals from N.D. Cal. judgments of non-infringement; lead case No. 18-1439, Technology Properties Limited v. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Notices of appeal filed Jan. 5, 2018; oral argument Feb. 4, 2019; affirmed Feb. 6, 2019 under Fed. Cir. R. 36; en banc rehearing denied April 10, 2019. These appeals concerned the '336 patent; the '890 had already been dismissed from HTC in 2013.

Petition for writ of certiorari filed Sept. 6, 2019; denied Nov. 4, 2019. Concerns the '336 patent litigation previously before the Federal Circuit.

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.

Acer and others filed a declaratory-judgment action in 2008 in the Northern District of California against TPL/Alliacense, part of the N.D. Cal. DJ group concerning the '336, '749, '148, and '890 patents. No '703 connection was identified by number.