Netlist, an OTCQB-listed memory technology company, filed an Aug. 12 complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission accusing Micron Technology, Super Micro Computer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Lenovo of infringing four patents tied to DDR5 RDIMM and MRDIMM server memory modules. The company is seeking exclusion orders and cease-and-desist orders that could block U.S. imports and sales of products using the allegedly infringing technology, and it also filed a separate federal district court lawsuit against Micron. The case remains at the complaint stage, with no finding of infringement. Super Micro shares fell roughly 4% on the news, while Dell dropped about 3% even though it was not named in the complaint, reflecting concern that any restrictions on DDR5 server memory could ripple through major system vendors in the AI infrastructure market. The filing extends Netlist's broader patent-enforcement push after a separate September 2025 ITC complaint against Samsung, Google and Super Micro was deferred, with a hearing set for November 2026, and ITC investigations often take 12 to 18 months to reach a determination.