NorthPeak Wireless, LLC v. 3COM Corporation, No. 16-1477 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 28, 2016)

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In November 2008, Plaintiff NorthPeak Wireless, LLC (“NorthPeak”) asserted U.S. Patent Nos. 4,977,577 ( “the ’577 patent) and 5,987,058 (“the ’058 p atent”) against a number of accused infringers who market wireless co m- munication products supporting IEEE 802.11 (commonly referred to as “WiFi”). Among the accused infringers were many customers using chips designed by Intel Corpor a- tion (“Intel”), who moved successfully to intervene in the litigation in March 2009.