Nvidia blasts sueballs at Qualcomm, Samsung – wants Galaxy kit banned

Nvidia blasts sueballs at Qualcomm, Samsung – wants Galaxy kit banned
Claims its patents cover just about every mobile GPU
By Neil McAllister, 4 Sep 2014

Nvidia claims to hold patents on core graphics processor technologies found in mobile phones and tablets, and is suing Qualcomm and Samsung as a result.

The graphics chip giant has filed lawsuits against the two semiconductor goliaths, seeking damages and an injunction blocking US sales of what Nvidia claims are the companies' infringing products.

In a blog post on Thursday, Nvidia chief administrative officer David Shannon wrote that although the graphics chipmaker holds some 7,000 patents, this is the first time in its 21-year history that it has filed a patent lawsuit.

The company simultaneously filed suit in the US District Court in Delaware and with the International Trade Commission (ITC).

While Nvidia has singled out Qualcomm and Samsung as defendants in these legal battles, Shannon made plain that Nvidia believes a broad range of its competitors' technologies are covered by its patents.

Full Article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/04/nvidia_sues_qualcomm_and_samsung/