Caltech and tech giants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. have announced a mutual agreement to settle Caltech’s ongoing lawsuit against the pair, according to a court filing from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
The document, dated Tuesday, August 8 reveals that the parties involved have “reached a settlement in principle” and are currently working on finalizing the necessary paperwork. The objective of the filing was to avoid further court proceedings and unnecessary expenses.
The court document also requested a temporary halt to all ongoing actions between Caltech and Samsung until September 7, 2023, by which time they expect to provide the final dismissal documents.
The parties stated that the motion for the temporary halt isn’t intended for delay but to ensure justice is served.
Details of the settlement remain undisclosed.
In 2021, Caltech initiated legal action against Samsung, claiming that the company’s products, such as Galaxy phones, tablets, and watches, contained Wi-Fi chips that violated the school’s patents on data transmission.
This legal action came after a $1.1 billion jury verdict in 2020 that favored Caltech in a case against Apple and Broadcom. The case alleged that Broadcom Wi-Fi chips used in Apple’s iPhones and other devices infringed on some of the same patents.
However, last year, a U.S. appeals court overturned the jury’s decision and ordered a new trial to determine damages, stating that the amount awarded was “legally unsupportable.”
Caltech has also filed separate lawsuits against Microsoft, Dell, and HP over the same patents, with those cases still ongoing.
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