"In March 2022, Katana Silicon Technologies LLC filed a patent infringement suit against Micron in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. RE38,806, 6,352,879, and 6,731,013, which relate to shrinking semiconductor devices. Micron, a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Boise, Idaho, responded with a counterclaim alleging bad faith assertion of patent infringement under the Idaho Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act, and Katana moved to dismiss on preemption grounds."
"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Wednesday issued a precedential decision in Micron Technology, Inc. v. Longhorn IP LLC, dismissing an appeal from a district court's order imposing an $8 million bond under the Idaho Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act. The opinion was authored by Judge Lourie and joined by Judges Schall and Stoll."
A federal appeals court dismissed an appeal in Micron Technology, Inc. v. Longhorn IP LLC after a district court imposed an $8 million bond under Idaho's Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement Act. The court held that the bond did not operate as an injunction because it did not compel obedience under threat of contempt and described the bond as more akin to a conditional stay until paid or waived. The underlying litigation began with a March 2022 patent infringement suit by Katana, Micron’s counterclaim alleging bad-faith assertions, a transfer to Idaho, and the State of Idaho’s intervention to defend the statute.
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