VLSI Technology LLC v. Intel Corporation
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 7 VLSI TECHNOLOGY LLC, Case No. 17-cv-05671-BLF
8 Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO
9 v. PROCEED TO TRIAL ON
AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
10 INTEL CORPORATION, [Re: ECF No. 798] 11 Defendant.
12 13 Before the Court is Defendant Intel Corporation’s (“Intel”) Supplemental Briefing 14 Regarding Trial on its License Defense. ECF No. 798 (“Br.”). Intel argues that a jury should hear 15 its affirmative defense that Intel is licensed to use the Asserted Patents, even though the Court 16 ruled dispositively for Intel on two of the Asserted Patents, ECF No. 772, and VLSI signed an 17 unconditional covenant not to sue Intel for infringement of the remaining two Asserted Patents. 18 ECF No. 801. Plaintiff VLSI Technology LLC (“VLSI”) opposes Intel’s request, arguing that the 19 affirmative defense is now moot, thus depriving the Court of jurisdiction. ECF No. 803 (“Resp.”). 20 Each party has filed a request to consider additional…