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Patriot Scientific and TPL Group End Patent Litigation

June 06, 2005 by Jeff Shepard

Patriot Scientific (San Diego, CA) and The TPL Group (Cupertino CA) announced that they have agreed to end the litigation against each other by unifying their interests in 10 key microprocessor patents originally filed in 1989 and granted in 1998. Under the terms of the agreement, TPL is granted full responsibility and authority for the commercialization and licensing of the unified patents portfolio. Through the agreement, the companies hope to speed the licensing of fundamental microprocessor patents.

Previously, each corporation had licensed the core technology patents separately, and earlier this year Patriot had successfully licensed the core technology to AMD. Under terms of the deal, Patriot and TPL will receive certain payments in addition to sharing in future revenues generated by a licensing program exclusively implemented by TPL. Patriot retains rights to make and market array microprocessor products and technologies under its current Ignite and Inflame brands, as well as a range of other products and technologies not utilizing the patents covered by the new agreement.

The patent portfolio of subject is believed to contain core building blocks for today’s microprocessor implementation and architecture.