The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate the patent complaint filed by Nvidia against Samsung and Qualcomm, Venture Beat reported.
The ITC's decision was in response to the lawsuit filed by Nvidia against the two tech companies last month.
Earlier in September, Nvidia sued the two firms for illegally using the company's graphics chips.
According to the firm, seven patents of its graphic processing units (GPUs) have been infringed.
The lawsuit stated that Samsung uses the GPUs in several of its major products including the Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 5. Other devices include the Galaxy Tab s, Tab 2 and Note Pro.
The South Korean tech firm acquired the GPUs through Qualcomm, according to PC World.
"Without licensing Nvidia's patented GPU technology, Samsung and Qualcomm have chosen to deploy our IP without proper compensation to us," Nvidia said in a blog post.
"Instead of developing its own graphics processing technology, Samsung purchases and uses Qualcomm's infringing processors and GPUs, as well as other processors and GPUs that infringe the claims of the asserted patents," the company stated in the lawsuit.
Shortly after being informed of ITC's decision to intervene in the legal battle, Nvidia expressed its optimism regarding the investigation process, CNET reported.
"We are pleased with the ITC's decision today to open an investigation and look forward to presenting our case in how Nvidia GPU patents are being used without a license," the company's executive vice president and chief administrative officer David Shannon said in a press release.
If the results of the investigation favor Nvidia, the ITC could issue a ban on Samsung to prevent its products involved in the lawsuit from being sold in the U.S.
Since the controversy spans over millions of devices from the company, Nvidia could be entitled to receive a large settlement from Samsung and Qualcomm if it wins the case
"The volume here alone makes the potential very significant," Shannon commented.