TI Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Samsung Texas Instruments today said it has filed suit against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Korea, and its two U.S. subsidiaries, charging them with patent infringement. In addition to unspecified monetary damages, TI is asking the court to issue a permanent injunction barring Samsung from using TI's patents. TI previously reported that most of the company's existing semiconductor patent-license agreements would expire at the end of 1995 or early in 1996. The remaining agreements, which have expiration dates ranging from 1998 to 2001, will provide ongoing royalties, and TI continues to expect a significant ongoing stream of royalty revenue throughout the remainder of the decade.
Negotiations continue for renewal of the expired and expiring agreements.
However, these negotiations by their nature are not predictable as to outcome or timing. TI will not accrue royalties in the absence of agreements. The expiration of these licenses will have no effect on fourth-quarter 1995 royalty revenue. Separately, TI plans to file a complaint with the International Trade Commission asking the ITC to prevent Samsung from importing devices that infringe TI's patents. Texas Instruments Incorporated.