Netlist, Inc.

Netlist, Inc. filed an ITC complaint alleging infringement of its patent(s), including US10217523B1, by Samsung entities, Google LLC, and Super Micro Computer, Inc. The investigation was instituted and is pending before an Administrative Law Judge.

Patent infringement case filed by Netlist against Samsung entities. On March 6, 2026, the court ordered a stay in the case.

Netlist's appeal from PTAB Final Written Decisions in IPR2022-01427 (the '160 patent) and related IPRs. The appeal was consolidated with the '060-patent appeal, No. 2024-2241, and lists Samsung and Micron entities as appellees.

Netlist asserted the '912 patent with U.S. 11,093,417 and 10,268,608 against Samsung. On Nov. 22, 2024, the jury found infringement of at least one claim of each patent, willful, and awarded a $118,000,000 lump-sum royalty; judgment was entered Dec. 2, 2024.

Netlist asserted the '912 patent with U.S. 11,093,417 and 9,858,215 against Micron. On May 23, 2024, the jury found infringement of '912 and '417, willful, awarding $425,000,000 for the '912 patent and $20,000,000 for '417; PTAB later found all challenged '912 claims unpatentable and final disposition was not confirmed.

Netlist asserted six patents, including the '918 patent, against Micron in the Eastern District of Texas. The case was stayed pending PTAB final written decisions; after the PTAB invalidated all asserted claims of the six patents, including the '918 patent, the court maintained the stay.

Netlist sued Micron entities in the Eastern District of Texas, originally asserting six patents including the '339. After the PTAB invalidated the '339 in IPR2023-00204, Netlist dropped the '339. The case was stayed, then maintained on June 13, 2024, and remained pending/affected by the IPR appeal.

Netlist sued Samsung for infringement of the '918 patent and other patents. A jury found willful infringement and no invalidity, awarding a composite $303,150,000, with $147,225,000 allocated jointly to the '918 and '054 patents. Final judgment entered August 11, 2023; Samsung's appeal is pending.

Netlist sued Samsung entities for patent infringement in the Eastern District of Texas. The '339 patent was one of five patents tried, with asserted claims 1, 8, and 9. A jury found willful infringement of all five patents and awarded $303.15 million; final judgment was entered Aug. 11, 2023. Samsung appealed, and the parties later settled all pending litigation in 2026.

This case, along with related case 6:21-cv-00430, was filed by Netlist against Micron. It was stayed on May 11, 2022, pending the resolution of Micron's Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings against the asserted patents, including US Patent 10,268,608.

Netlist sued SK hynix for infringement of the '218 and '595 patents concerning DDR4 LRDIMM and RDIMM products. The action was resolved by an April 2021 settlement and license/supply agreement and dismissal of the W.D. Tex. litigation and related Patent Office disputes.

Netlist sued SK hynix in the Central District of California, asserting six patents including the '364 patent against SK hynix DDR4 RDIMM/LRDIMM memory modules. SK hynix's RAND counterclaims were stayed in February 2018. The case was dismissed on April 2, 2021, with Netlist's claims dismissed with prejudice and SK hynix's counterclaims dismissed without prejudice, after reports the parties settled with a royalty-bearing cross-license.

Netlist's 2013 N.D. Cal. infringement action against Diablo Technologies; the '833 patent was among the patents in Netlist's 2013 campaign. Outcome not verified.

Netlist filed antitrust, Walker Process fraud, California UCL, and common-law fraud claims attacking the '295 patent. On November 26, 2013, the court severed and transferred the '295-related counts (counts 6, 7, 13, 14) to E.D. Cal.; the remaining claims were transferred to N.D. Cal. on December 23, 2013.

Netlist asserted the '912 patent against Google. The case was stayed in 2011 pending merged inter partes reexamination, reopened in 2021, and was stipulated stayed on Oct. 17, 2022, pending Netlist v. Samsung, E.D. Tex. 2:22-cv-00293, and any appeal.

Netlist asserted US Patent 10,268,608, along with five other patents, in this ITC complaint seeking exclusion and cease-and-desist orders against Samsung, Google, and Super Micro.

This ongoing district court litigation involves Netlist asserting the '608 patent against Samsung, which resulted in a $118 million jury damages award against Samsung in November 2024.

Netlist's 2013 N.D. Cal. action asserting the '833 patent (among others) against SMART entities and Diablo Technologies. Outcome not verified from primary source.

Netlist's 2013 C.D. Cal. action listed in the '833 patent's litigation record; part of Netlist's 2013 enforcement wave. Outcome not verified.

Consolidated Federal Circuit appeals. No. 2024-2281 is Netlist's appeal of D. Idaho's Aug. 16, 2024 remand order in Micron's '833-based Idaho bad-faith case; No. 2024-2282 is the parallel appeal in Micron's second Idaho case concerning the '918 and '054 patents. Consolidated Sept. 10, 2024; oral argument heard June 5, 2026; still pending.

Filed together with the Google case, Netlist asserted the '912 patent against Inphi. The case was stayed in 2010 pending the merged reexamination; no formal disposition was confirmed.