Morgan Chu, Alan Albright and William Lee Courtesy Photo Morgan Chu, Alan Albright and William Lee. Courtesy photo

The Western District of Texas suddenly seems a little less patent friendly.

Intel Corp. won a defense verdict of non-infringement Wednesday in its second trial with Fortress Investment Group-backed VLSI Technology LLC. VLSI had won a $2.175 billion verdict in the parties' first trial in February, and was seeking $3 billion this time around.