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Bad news piles up for Qualcomm in Apple dispute

”A few months after Apple sued Qualcomm two years ago, the chipmaker started a patent enforcement campaign in three jurisdictions (U.S., Germany, and China),” Florian Mueller writes for FOSS Patents. “Almost two years have passed, but Qualcomm has yet to prove two thirds of its enterprise value (that’s what the company’s patent licensing business accounts for as was stated repeatedly during last…

Apple wins damages ruling against Qualcomm

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Apple Inc. narrowed the potential damages Qualcomm Inc. can seek over alleged patent infringement before the two square off at a trial scheduled to start next month in San Diego,” Edvard Pettersson reports for Bloomberg. “”

“A federal judge on Tuesday granted Apple’s request to preclude Qualcomm from seeking financial compensation for the infringement before the lawsuit…

Qualcomm demands Munich court fine Apple for continuing to sell iPhones after ban

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”Qualcomm Inc. is escalating its patent fight with Apple Inc. by asking a Munich court to fine the company for insufficient compliance with a ban on the sale of iPhones in Germany obtained days before Christmas,” Karin Matussek reports for Bloomberg.

“The chipmaker on Wednesday filed motions to enforce the Dec. 20 injunction, its General Counsel Don Rosenberg said in an…

Four Qualcomm patent suits against Apple dismissed by Munich court, four others in zombie mode

”This last day of January 2019 dealt another setback — technically, a set of setbacks — to Qualcomm as half of its patent infringement lawsuits against Apple’s Spotlight search in Munich have been tossed and the other half is going down the tubes,” Florian Mueller writes for FOSS Patents. “On the legal front, this month as a whole has gone, for the most part, as if Qualcomm had set out to prove…

U.S. FTC: Evidence is ‘overwhelming’ that Qualcomm engaged in exclusionary, anticompetitive conduct

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”The Federal Trade Commission yesterday said that the evidence against Qualcomm in the antitrust trial was ‘overwhelming,'” Ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac. “It argued that the chipmaker used unfair practices to stifle competition and benefit from an effective monopoly of chips needed by Apple and other smartphone makers.”

The Wall Street Journal reports:

In closing…

Leaked emails reveal new reason why Apple went to war with Qualcomm

[cfsp key=”getamac.jpg”]”When Apple Inc. executive Jeff Williams told a courtroom that Qualcomm Inc. cut off chip supply for iPhones, it was compelling testimony in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against the semiconductor company,” Ian King and Mark Gurman report for Bloomberg.

“The FTC argues that Qualcomm won’t sell chips if customers don’t also pay hefty licensing fees. But a…