OPTi (OTCBB:OPTI), a technology licensing company with a market cap of less than $25 million and only one full time employee (per Yahoo!) is taking on Goliath, and winning.

In a ruling issued Friday in its patent lawsuit against Apple, the court:

• granted OPTi’s summary judgment motion that Apple’s accused products infringe the patent at suit (good for OPTi);
• denied Apple’s cross-motion for summary judgment that its products do not infringe the patents-in-suit (good for OPTi);
• denied Apple’s motion seeking summary judgment that OPTi was entitled to no pre-suit damages for certain products (ruling that whether OPTi had given Apple proper notification of infringement on those products is a question for the jury to decide) (good for OPTi);
• granted in part and denied in part Apple’s motion seeking to exclude the opinions of OPTi’s damages expert. The court ruled that the facts in the case do not support application of the entire market value rule, and that OPTi’s expert would be allowed to present to the jury the balance of the opinions that were the subject of Apple’s motion (bad for OPTi but not horrible).

Trial is scheduled to begin in two weeks.

The case involves what OPTi describes as a patent for “Predictive Snooping of Cache Memory for Master-Initiated Accesses.”  According to OPTi,

The complaint alleges that Apple infringes the patent by making, selling, and offering for sale various products based on and incorporating Predictive Snooping technology. OPTi has requested a jury trial in this matter. The Apple action itself is a part of the Company’s strategy for pursuing its patent infringement claims relating to its Predictive Snooping technology. Consequently, the outcome of the Apple case itself will play a role in the Company’s strategy for pursuing its patent nfringement claims and the Company’s ability to realize licensing revenue from its Predictive Snoop patents will be significantly affected if the litigation is not successful.

OPTi also has a patent suit against AMD.   Game on!

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