Judge Hands Valve Summary Judgment Victories On Eve Of Patent Troll Trial

( February 2, 2026, 2:46 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — In two orders, a Washington federal judge denied a request from a company accused by video game entity Valve Corp. of being a “patent troll” to grant summary judgment while simultaneously narrowly granting summary judgment in Valve’s favor; the judge said that a previous suit by the defendant entities was a breach of an earlier settlement agreement....