A new trial involving NXP Semiconductors and Impinj Inc. has been ordered by a California federal judge after declaring an $18 million verdict “legally inconsistent.” Impinj Inc, the producer of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, had initially received a favorable verdict claiming infringements on its patents by NXP Semiconductors.
The ruling judge has stated the verdict was derived from an inconsistent judgment of claiming a single patent invalid from the set of two patents presented in the case. The sequence of allegations and defenses led to this unusual call for a new trial. This is set to be carried out to determine the validity of one of the two impugned patents.
This case is significant due to its potential impacts on the RFID technology market, a space where NXP and Impinj remain competitive players.
Additional details on the trial and the technologies in question can be accessed via Law360’s full report on the matter.