U of I Says It Owns IP Address Block. Company Claims It Bought Them From Old MicronPC. Now a Settlement Has Been Reached

U of I says it owns IP address block. Company claims it bought them from old MicronPC. Now a settlement has been reached

The State Board of Education has approved a settlement in a multimillion-dollar legal dispute between the University of Idaho and a private tech company. The University of Idaho and an Iowa-based company have agreed to carve up a disputed — but valuable — block of IP addresses. No money will change hands. And the U […]

Multimillion-Dollar IP Address Dispute Ends in Quiet Settlement for U of I

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on June 24, 2025 MOSCOW, ID – The University of Idaho and an Iowa-based company have agreed to carve up a disputed — but valuable — block of IP addresses. No money will change hands. And the U of I plans to sell off its share of the IP addresses. The State Board of Education has approved the settlement between the U of I and Involta LLC, closing the books on a multimillion-dollar legal dispute. But as Idaho E…

U of I, tech company agree to carve up valuable IP addresses

The University of Idaho and an Iowa-based company have agreed to carve up a disputed — but valuable — block of IP addresses. No money will change hands. And the U of I plans to sell off its share of the IP addresses. The State Board of Education has approved the settlement between the U of I and Involta LLC, closing the books on a multimillion-dollar legal dispute. But as Idaho Education News reported Monday, the State Board has said next to not…