100lbStriper
8 시간 전
SilviaJ $NLST Samsung pleads that declaratory judgment jurisdiction exists because on July 6, 2021, Google made an indemnification request to Samsung and on July 19, 2021, Lenovo made an indemnification request to Samsung.
Lenovo apparently supplies Google with equipment that contains Samsung products. The Federal Circuit is clear that the mere presence of an indemnification demand from a customer is insufficient to create declaratory judgement jurisdiction.
Samsung is required to plead as a threshold matter that it has an actual indemnification obligation to these customers as to the specific products accused of infringement in the Google Action, such that Samsung would be actually liable for the judgment.
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100lbStriper
2 일 전
NLST Senior Administrative Assistant, Legal - job post
Netlist Inc
111 Academy Way, Irvine, CA 92617
$90,000 - $105,000 a year - Full-time
Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Minimum of 5 years of administrative experience as a legal / administrative assistant in support of attorneys who practice before the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and/or the Patent Trial & Appeal Board...
https://www.indeed.com/q-senior-scheduler-l-fountain-valley,-ca-jobs.html?vjk=581de7e11a974411
100lbStriper
4 일 전
“The USPTO Executive Team is filling up with familiar leaders who are expected to be supportive of a pro-patent agenda, which is consistent with the ideological and philosophical preferences of incoming Secretary Lutnick.”
USPTO Executive TeamHoward Lutnick, who is President Trump’s pick to become the next Secretary of Commerce, cleared a key hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, February 13, with the Senate voting 52-45 to invoke cloture. This means Lutnick will indeed soon be confirmed by the Senate to be the next Secretary of Commerce.
IPWatchdog has also reported that Coke Stewart was appointed Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), which then immediately put her into the role of Acting Director. And we have similarly reported that Valencia Martin Wallace has been tapped to become Acting Commissioner for Patents after now former Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa resigned, electing to take advantage of the deferred resignation program offered federal employees by President Trump. But more quietly, the USPTO Executive Team is filling up with familiar leaders who are expected to be supportive of a pro-patent agenda, which is consistent with the ideological and philosophical preferences of incoming Secretary Lutnick, who himself is a prolific inventor who has made millions of dollars with his inventions, but also has felt the sting of patent eligibility chaos.
We have learned that Janet Gongola has become the Acting Chief Communications Officer (CCO) at the USPTO. Whether she will eventually become the CCO remains to be seen, but Gongola has repeatedly through her career with the agency been placed in important communications and engagement-related roles.
Gongola, who previously served as Vice Chief Judge for Strategy at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board from 2016 to 2025, will now manage a team responsible for development and implementation of the USPTO’s strategic communications in coordination with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the White House. In addition, she will support and advise the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO. Prior to joining the PTAB, Gongola served as a Senior Advisor for Law and Policy in the Office of the Director from 2014 to 2016, Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy from 2012 to 2014, the Patent Reform Coordinator for implementation of the America Invents Act from 2011 to 2012. Gongola started her USPTO career in 2006 as an Associate Solicitor in the Office of the Solicitor.
While some in the inventor and patent owner communities may try to dismiss Gongola or view her negatively given her service on the PTAB and with the America Invents Act (AIA), that would be a mistake. Yes, Gongola has served in a variety of roles at the USPTO, and it is true that inventors and patent owners often have a dim view of the PTAB and of the AIA, but Gongola is an effective communicator who through her experience is well positioned to promote what is widely believed will be a pro-patent agenda pursued by the Commerce Department during President Trump’s second term.
Another new face at the USPTO is Christopher Shipp, who is returning to the USPTO after serving in various senior executive capacities during the first Trump Administration under then-Director Andrei Iancu. Shipp is now the Chief of Staff for the USPTO, which means he is the Director’s principal advisor. He will advise the Director on budget, policies, priorities, and global communications of President Trump’s intellectual property agenda. He will also serve on the USPTO’s Executive Committee, and he will manage the day-to-day policy coordination process with the White House, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies.
Shipp, a 2024 Republican National Committee Platform Member, and a Platform Committee Whip, has also held multiple positions with the Montana Republican Party, serving as Executive Director and Communications Director over the course of three election cycles.
https://ipwatchdog.com/2025/02/16/trump-administrations-uspto-executive-team-taking-shape/id=186071/
100lbStriper
6 일 전
SilviaJ In addition, this patent does not just read on a subset of the memory market (like the LRDIMM)......though it does appear to extend to those models.
From the Delaware Case: In "its affirmative acts of making, selling, distributing, or making available the accused DDR4 LRDIMM that infringe the '523 patent"
But it extends to perhaps all memory modules......which suggests that it is one of Netlist's more important patents.
This overview indicates how the 523 is a technological advancement to the very large RDIMM market, as well.
https://media.stocktwits-cdn.com/api/3/media/2021708/default.jpeg
Jetmek_03052
6 일 전
New OTC Short interest report for NLST.
As of 01/31/25 - NLST short interest increased 3.21% (up 273,237 shares) to 9,043,414 shares, from 8,770,177 shares.
More "squeeze" fuel, for when good news hits from the CAFC!
100lbStriper
7 일 전
Stokd $NLST With the 523 CAFC oral argument around the corner on March 4th, linked below is the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Youtube page that streams oral arguments live.
An opportunity to check out our new CAFC specialist Milliken from Sterne Kessler. And keep in mind the 523 patent, which is part of the Samsung/Google DE case and is stayed pending BOC case resolution, was deemed valid/patentable by the PTAB, so we’re in a different and stronger position than we will be with most other patent CAFC oral arguments.
And having the 523 affirmed valid by CAFC will clean/simplify the DE case when BOC does finally resolve, after trial concludes followed by Scarsi final judgment.
If Delaware case resumes once CAFC rules on the 523, there will be nothing left for the Delaware judge to do regarding validity of the patent, the case/trial will continue with infringement as the sole focus on what will then be a CAFC affirmed valid patent. Trial should be fun!
https://www.youtube.com/@USCourtsCAFC/streams
Jetmek_03052
1 주 전
Well, it could very well be that SK is using the HBM memory patents that Netlist has out there. If they want to continue to use them, they will have to renegotiate the contract to do so. Or I'm sure there will be an additional lawsuit added to the fray, if they decide to just let the contract expire and continue to use them.
There is only the contract for current use. SK already paid the royalties for past use of NLST patents (yes, the $40M was a pittance, but that's what it was for). I believe the contract now in place is for any CURRENT patents that NLST has, plus any patents that are being contested at the CAFC level.
papaphilip
1 주 전
gdog, I get the history. And I understand the rationale. But from a savvy business sense, SK must know they're pretty much the only reason NLST is still afloat. If their contract with NLST weren't in place, NLST would have no resources to pay for all the ongoing litigation. They would go bankrupt. So logically, if SK doesn't renegotiate, and just uses NLST patents (like the other infringers), NLST will go bankrupt and all the litigation goes away, and no one owes a bankrupt company anything. Is it unethical? Yes. Would it make business sense for SK and also all the other infringers? Probably.
Does that make sense? Is no one else concerned about this?