In New Delaware Chancery Court Suit, Intel Argues It Is Now Licensed to All Fortress-Controlled Patents
Intel has filed suit in Delaware’s Court of Chancery against Fortress Investment Group LLC, arguing that a 2012 license agreement with Finjan Holdings, Inc. precludes any “affiliate” of Finjan from suing Intel for patent infringement. When Fortress acquired Finjan this past summer, argues Intel, every Fortress-held entity became an “affiliate” under the prior agreement, including Fortress’s VLSI Technology LLC, which has been in litigation against Intel for years. Intel reportedly seeks a declaratory judgment that the 2012 agreement covers all patents that Fortress owns, either directly or through controlled subsidiaries, and pleads claims for breach of contract and tortious interference.