Overview
- Both a jury and the district court ruled for Valve on all counts, including violations of Washington’s Patent Troll Prevention and Consumer Protection Acts and breach of contract.
- The verdict orders $152,000 in damages to Valve under the state anti‑patent‑troll statute.
- Valve’s case rested on a 2016 Global Settlement and License Agreement that granted a perpetual, royalty‑free license to Rothschild’s patent portfolio.
- Despite that license, Rothschild’s Display Technologies sued Valve in 2022 over a display patent before the claim was dismissed with prejudice.
- The court permitted Valve to pursue Rothschild personally and found associated entities operated as his alter egos, signaling reduced protection for shell LLC tactics.