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The
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) decided not to
review an initial order by an administrative law judge on Oct. 9
as it found no violation of Nvidia's patents related to
graphics-processing chips. (http://1.usa.gov/1QpISQc)
Judge Thomas Pender had said Samsung did not infringe two Nvidia
patents, and while it did infringe a third, he ruled that the
patent was invalid because it was not a new invention compared
with previously known patents.
Nvidia, which said it invented the first graphics processing
chip and released it in 1999, had accused Korea's Samsung and
San Diego-based Qualcomm of using its patents on graphics chip
technology without permission or compensation.
Nvidia alleged the companies infringed its patents with
Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors and Samsung's Exynos
processors, and was seeking to prevent the import of several
Samsung products, including its Galaxy smartphones and tablets.
The USITC has the authority to stop the import of products that
it determines infringe a U.S. patent. Companies frequently sue
at the USITC to win an import ban and in federal courts to win
damages.
Nvidia said it looks to appeal the USITC's decision.
"We remain firm in our belief that our patents are valid and
have been infringed," Nvidia said in a blog post on Monday.
Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm were not immediately available
for comment.
(Reporting by Kshitiz Goliya and Sneha Johny in Bengaluru;
Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
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