Netlist Prevails Against Samsung in Federal Court, Terminating Patent License
Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB: NLST) achieved a significant legal victory against Samsung, with the Central District Court of California granting summary judgment in favor of Netlist for material breach of their Joint Development and License Agreement (JDLA) from November 2015. The court's ruling terminates Samsung's license to Netlist's patent portfolio. A trial to determine direct damages from the breach is set to begin on November 30, 2021.
- Legal victory against Samsung for breach of contract.
- Court ruling confirms termination of Samsung's access to Netlist's patent portfolio.
- Trial set for November 30, 2021, may bring uncertainties regarding potential damages.
- Ongoing legal disputes may lead to increased costs and unpredictability.
Court Finds Samsung Materially Breached Contract
IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 25, 2021 / Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB:NLST) announced that the Federal District Court for the Central District of California (the Court) has granted summary judgements in favor of Netlist and against Samsung for material breach of various obligations under the Joint Development and License Agreement (JDLA), which the parties executed in November 2015. A summary judgment is a final determination rendered by the judge and has the same force and effect as a final ruling after a jury trial in litigation. The Court also held that Netlist properly terminated the JDLA and confirmed that Samsung no longer has a valid license to Netlist's patent portfolio. The jury is left to decide on direct damages related to the breach of contract during the trial set to commence on November 30, 2021 in the Central District of California.
About Netlist
Netlist provides high-performance SSDs and modular memory subsystems to enterprise customers in diverse industries. The Company's NVMe™ SSD portfolio provides industry-leading performance offered in multiple capacities and form factors. HybriDIMM™, Netlist's next-generation storage class memory product, addresses the growing need for real-time analytics in Big Data applications, in-memory databases, high-performance computing and advanced data storage solutions. Netlist also manufactures a line of specialty and legacy memory products for storage customers, appliance customers, system builders and cloud and datacenter customers. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents in the areas of server memory, hybrid memory, storage class memory, rank multiplication and load reduction. To learn more, visit www.netlist.com.
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SOURCE: Netlist, Inc.
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