U.S. judge rules Apple lawsuits against Qualcomm can proceed

“Apple Inc.’s 11 foreign lawsuits against Qualcomm Inc. can proceed while the company’s dispute plays out in the United States, a U.S. federal judge in San Diego ruled Sept. 7,” Stephen Nellis reports for Reuters. “Qualcomm and Apple are facing off in federal court over Qualcomm’s licensing for modem chips.”

“Qualcomm had sought what is known as an “anti-suit” injunction against Apple, seeking to temporarily halt 11 separate lawsuits against Qualcomm and its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Japan, China and Taiwan over many of the same pricing and practices issues as the U.S. case,” Nellis reports. “But Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled against Qualcomm and said Apple could proceed with those actions while the U.S. case plays out.”

“Apple praised the ruling,” Nellis reports. “‘We are pleased the federal court in San Diego decided Qualcomm must establish the fair value of its technology and defend its business practices in court before forcing Apple and others to pay exorbitant and unfair rates, which amount to a tax on our own inventions,’ Apple spokesman Josh Rosenstock said in a statement.”

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MacDailyNews Take: As we wrote back in July: “The jig is up,” Qualcomm.

Qualcomm’s FRAND abuse must not stand. Qualcomm’s licensing scam — charging a percentage of the total cost of all components in the phone, even non-Qualcomm components — is unreasonable, illogical, and irrational.

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