A patent infringement battle between Intel and Nvidia started in 2009 when the chip maker sued Nvidia regarding a chipset license agreement between the two companies that allegedly was not valid for Intel's then-current and future generation CPUs with integrated memory controllers. Nvidia responded, alleging that the suit was part of Intel's plan to push competitors out of the market. The two companies have resolved their dispute with a $1.5 billion software license agreement in which each party will license some of its technology to the other. Intel and Nvidia will gain access to parts of each others' patent portfolios (excluding Intel x86 designs and flash memory). "Software license agreements are excellent tools for helping companies with valuable software products resolve a dispute and find a mutually beneficial arrangement," says Scott & Scott, LLP managing partner Robert Scott. "License agreements need to be carefully negotiated documents in order to allow companies to leverage their intellectual property and gain access to technology previously out of reach or deemed too costly to develop independently." For more information, please contact Mr. Scott at 800-596-6176 or rjscott@scottandscottllp.com.
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