IPVALUE: Realtek sues MediaTek for patent bounty arrangement

Realtek Semiconductor has filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California against MediaTek, Future Link Systems, and Future Link's parent company, IPValue Management, alleging that patent assertion entities (PAE) Future Link and IPValue conspired with MediaTek and violated the federal Sherman Act and California's Unfair Competition Law by entering into an illegal "bounty" agreement that incentivized Future Link to improperly sue Realtek.