News: Microelectronics
21 May 2024
Qorvo awarded damages in US patent lawsuit against RF BAW filter maker Akoustis
Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) says that on 17 May a federal jury in the US District Court for the District of Delaware returned a verdict in its favor, finding that RF bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filter maker Akoustis Technologies Inc and Akoustis Inc willfully and maliciously misappropriated its trade secrets and infringed certain Qorvo patents relating to BAW filter designs. The jury awarded Qorvo over $31.5m in compensatory damages and an additional $7m in punitive damages. This verdict enables Qorvo to pursue an injunction against Akoustis products.
The case was originally filed in October 2021. Qorvo says that it remains committed to protecting its intellectual property.
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