NVIDIA Settles Patent Dispute with Implicit Networks

Santa Clara-based NVIDIA Corporation, manufacturer of graphics-processor technologies for workstations, desktop computers, and mobile devices, settled a patent dispute today with Implicit Networks. Implicit is a small, Seattle-based company involved in computer software and licensing. Implicit is taking on some of technology's biggest companies, including the likes of Intel and AMD.

Implicit's case against Intel, NVIDIA and others involves US Patent No. 6,629,163 covering "A method and system for demultiplexing a first sequence of packet components to identify specific components wherein subsequent components are processed without re-identifying components." This is basically, a system for processing encrypted data. According to allegations in the Complaint, this technology is used in Intel's Viiv platform, the Java Media Framework, ATI Radeon hardware, software from NVIDIA called Stant, and other products.

Details of NVIDIA's settlement with Implicit remain confidential, or at least I don't have any information about it other than what is in this post.

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Nintendo Targeted by Patent Licensing Company in Eastern District of Texas

Nintendo was sued last week, along with cell phone makers Nokia, LG, Research in Motion, Samsung, HTC, and Sharp, for infringement of several patents claiming private wireless communications technology. The case is Saxon Innovations LLC v. Nokia Corp. et al. (6:07-cv-490) The patents-in-suit are U.S. Nos. 5,592,555; 5,771,394; 5,502,689; and
5,247,621. All patents were originally assigned to computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. The plaintiff is described as a "Texas-based licensing company," although it is becoming more common these days for shell companies to be formed in East Texas for the sole purpose of pursuing patent litigation there, as reported by Patent Troll Tracker. Nintendo seems to be a target because of its popular wireless gaming devices, including the Nintendo Wii.