Taiwan's MediaTek says will defend itself in accusation over patent 'bounty' agreement

Taiwan's MediaTek says will defend itself in accusation over patent 'bounty' agreement

FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration

Taiwan’s top chip design company MediaTek Inc said on Thursday it will defend itself in court against accusations from Realtek that it paid a company that sues over patents a “secret litigation bounty” to file meritless lawsuits.