Arizona Tribune - ParkerVision Asks Court to Delay Patent Infringement Trial Against Qualcomm Until Appeal of 2025 Claim Construction Order is Adjudicated

On June 25, 2025, ParkerVision filed a Rule 54(b) motion asking the district court to enter final judgment of noninfringement on its receiver claims and sever and stay all remaining claims (ie: the transmit claims) pending an appeal of the court's 2025 claim construction order. The 2025 claim construction order was issued in May 2025 after the district court granted Qualcomm's request for yet a third claim construction, on claim terms that had previously been undisputed. Qualcomm's request for a third claim construction, which was initially denied by the district court, and then allowed on a motion for reconsideration, followed ParkerVision's successful appeal of the district court's 2022 summary judgment order on these same patent claims. In September 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") reversed the 2022 summary judgment order and remanded the case back to district court.

The 2025 claim construction order prevents the Company from asserting its receiver claims. An entry of final judgment by the court on the receiver claims, as requested, would allow ParkerVision to immediately appeal the 2025 claim construction ruling and avoid the inefficiency of potentially holding two separate trials, one for the remaining transmitter claims and, a second one for the receiver claims, if the CAFC again reverses the district court.

Qualcomm has filed a motion for partial summary judgment of noninfringement of the receiver claims based on this 2025 claim construction order; however, Qualcomm is not seeking entry of final judgment under Rule 54(b).

"The district court has not hesitated to criticize the inefficiency of this long-standing case," said Jeffrey Parker, CEO of ParkerVision. "By issuing a final judgment under Rule 54(b), the court would be acting efficiently by avoiding the possibility of two separate trials between the parties. We firmly believe the court's May 2025 claim construction ruling, resulting in a noninfringement read on our receiver patents, is in error, and it only makes sense to allow the Federal Circuit to opine on this dispute before proceeding to trial."

About ParkerVision
ParkerVision, Inc. is an innovator in radio-frequency (RF) technologies used in advanced wireless communication systems. The company holds an extensive patent portfolio in the U.S. and internationally and continues to pursue licensing and enforcement strategies to protect its intellectual property rights. For more information, please visit www.parkervision.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, ParkerVision's beliefs regarding the court's claim construction ruling, the potential for appellate review, and the procedural benefits of entering final judgment under Rule 54(b). These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including factors beyond the Company's control.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, decisions by the district court regarding pending motions, the timing and outcome of an appeal, interpretations of patent law by the court, and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and subsequent filings. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe," "would," "could," and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made.

The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

CONTACT:
Cindy French
Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]

Tony Vignieri
Communications Director
[email protected]

SOURCE: ParkerVision, Inc.

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