Panasonic lawsuits say Broadcom violated computer tech patents

(Reuters) – Japanese electronics maker Panasonic accused chipmaker Broadcom Corp of violating its legal rights in numerous personal computer-engineering patents in Texas federal court docket Thursday.

Panasonic Holdings Corp explained to the courtroom that Broadcom turned down its delivers to go over a license to its patent portfolio, which it claimed covered a “wide array” of Broadcom products and solutions.

The two lawsuits say Broadcom solutions together with microprocessors, integrated circuits and parts made use of in wi-fi networking infringe 10 Panasonic patents.

Broadcom, Panasonic, and Panasonic’s attorneys did not right away respond to requests for comment.

Panasonic requested the U.S. District Courtroom for the Western District of Texas for an unspecified amount of money of cash damages and a courtroom purchase completely blocking Broadcom from violating its patent legal rights.

The lawsuits also claimed Broadcom infringed the patents willfully, noting that Broadcom experienced cited some of them in its own patent applications.

Broadcom earlier sued Panasonic, Toyota and other people in a different Texas court in excess of Toyota infotainment techniques it explained violate its patents. The firm missing its bid for an import ban at the U.S. Global Trade Commission primarily based on the allegations, and the parties agreed to dismiss the Texas situation in May well.

The circumstances are Panasonic Holdings Corp v. Broadcom Corp, U.S. District Court docket for the Western District of Texas, Nos. 6:22-cv-00755 and 6:22-cv-00756.

For Panasonic: John Guaragna, Matthew Satchwell, Brian Erickson and Jake Zolotorev of DLA Piper

For Broadcom: not offered

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