U.S. District Judge Alan Albright in Waco, Texas, denied
Intel's motion for a new trial in a sealed order issued late Monday.
Jurors on March 2 had awarded VLSI $1.5 billion and $675
million for Intel's respective infringement of two patents that were once owned
by Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV.
Intel said in a statement on Tuesday it was disappointed
with the decision and intended to appeal. It also called for reforms to prevent
"litigation investors" from using low-quality patents to extract
"exorbitant" damages, saying the practice stifles innovation and
hurts the economy.
In seeking a new trial, Intel said the verdict was tainted
by erroneous jury instructions and evidentiary rulings, and appeared to be
based on earlier Intel settlements that VLSI's own damages expert admitted were
not comparable.
Santa Clara, California-based Intel noted that the verdict
was the second largest by a jury in a patent case, and that the three other
largest verdicts had been vacated.
A different Waco jury ruled in Intel's favor on April 21 in
a separate patent infringement lawsuit in which VLSI had sought $3.1 billion. -Reuters
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