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Samsung, Nvidia End Their Patent Lawsuits (cio.com)

Posted by msmash on from the seeing-eye-to-eye dept.

Reader itwbennett writes: In September 2014, Nvidia sued both Samsung and Qualcomm, asking for shipments of Galaxy phones and tablets with graphics processors from Qualcomm, ARM and Imagination Technologies to be blocked. Samsung fired back, suing Nvidia for patent infringement, and for supposedly false claims by Nvidia that its Tegra K1 was the world's fastest mobile processor. Now, in an agreement announced today, Nvidia and Samsung have agreed to 'settle all outstanding IP litigation'. Under the agreement, the companies will license 'a small number' of patents to each other, though they said there's no broad cross-license agreement. There's also no financial payment. And no mention was made of Qualcomm.

5 comments

  1. Pigs will FLY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    With Microsoft and Google burying the hatchet and now this. Pigs are going to start to fly and a certain warm place will be not so warm.

    1. Re:Pigs will FLY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Erm, anyone who's been following this isn't all that surprised.
      Nvidia pretty much got their ass handed to them last year, the only unexpected part is that it took them this long to back down.

    2. Re:Pigs will FLY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      aside from some limited cross-licensing, no one knows what the agreement is. it may not be as "unfavorable" to nvidia as some would like to believe.

    3. Re:Pigs will FLY! by JazzLad · · Score: 1

      Actually, the weather has been pretty nice in Texas this week.

      --
      "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Every fascist, ever
  2. Yeah by NotInHere · · Score: 1

    Patents are far too good of a weapon to be taken away by the government. Better not use them except neccessary, eg when to kill off small competition. And at the same meeting they can also talk about the prices their new products will have, perhaps they can find a deal where everyone wins.