Intel wrapped up in patent infringement lawsuit
Technology company Intel has been stung with a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Dunti Network Technologies.
In a suit filed on Tuesday, September 20 at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, Dunti claimed that Intel had adopted its patented technologies but had not paid its “fair share”.
Dunti said it was the owner and assignee of patents “critical to the efficiency, security, and scalability of modern communications networks”, and that Intel has “profited handsomely from its use” of Dunti’s patented inventions.
The suit alleged that Intel infringed Dunti’s US patent numbers 6,587,462; 6,788,701; 6,804,235; 6,643,286; and 7,778,259.
Intel allegedly infringed Dunti’s patents by selling high-performance Ethernet switch products designed for use in high performance “data centre and communications infrastructure applications”.
Additionally, Dunti claimed that Intel has indirectly infringed the patents by inducing third parties to breach them.
“On information and belief, Intel intended to induce patent infringement by third party customers and users of the Intel … accused products, and had knowledge that the inducing acts would cause infringement or was wilfully blind to the possibility that its inducing acts would cause infringement,” said the suit.
Dunti is seeking damages and an order requiring Intel to provide accountings.
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