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Apple wins appeal to overturn $300 million U.S. patent verdict

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 2:36 pmNo Comments

Apple successfully persuaded a U.S. appeals court to overturn a $300 million jury verdict, which had ruled that the company infringed…

Apple must pay Optis $502 million in UK patent dispute, court rules

Thursday, May 1, 2025 11:13 amNo Comments

London’s Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that Apple must pay $502 million to a U.S. patent holder for using 4G patents in iPhones and iPads…

Apple accused of bad faith in Ericsson 5G patent royalty talks

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 11:00 am1 Comment

Ericsson filed a lawsuit Monday against Apple which accuses the company of engaging in unfair tactics to avoid paying royalties for 5G …

Jury awards Optis $300 million in second patent trial against Apple

Monday, August 16, 2021 8:59 am4 Comments

A U.S. jury on Friday awarded Optis Wireless Technology $300 million in damages after a second patent trial versus Apple …

Apple threatens to exit UK market over $7 billion patent dispute

Monday, July 12, 2021 9:21 am5 Comments

Apple has threatened to exit the UK marker over a $7 billion (£5billion) judgement for a patent troll. Apple’s legal team warned that the…

Judge tosses $506.2 million patent damages award against Apple

Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:56 am3 Comments

A U.S. federal judge threw out a $506.2 million patent damages award against Apple after ruling the company should have been able to…

After settlement with Apple, Qualcomm still faces other potential legal fallout

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 5:30 pm7 Comments

Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute…

Qualcomm and Apple settle, agree to drop all litigation

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 3:23 pmTuesday, April 16, 201938 Comments

Qualcomm and Apple today announced an agreement to dismiss all litigation…

Apple lawyers compare Qualcomm chips to fried chicken as trial begins

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 3:10 pmTuesday, April 16, 20191 Comment

A trial opened Tuesday in a complex contract and anti-trust dispute between Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc…

Billions at stake as Apple v. Qualcomm trial begins

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 1:08 pm8 Comments

Apple chief Tim Cook and Qualcomm’s CEO Steve Mollenkopf are both expected to appear during the trial…

Apple, allies seek damages of up to $27 billion in U.S. trial over Qualcomm’s predatory business model

Monday, April 15, 2019 11:38 am3 Comments

Apple Inc and its allies on Monday will kick off a jury trial against chip supplier Qualcomm…

Frosty relationship between Apple CEO Tim Cook and Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf has deepened dispute

Saturday, April 13, 2019 11:20 am21 Comments

A meeting between Tim Cook and Steve Mollenkopf a year ago at Apple Inc.’s headquarters started with a tense moment…

Qualcomm president on Apple’s 5G modem ‘struggles’: They have our phone number

Friday, April 5, 2019 11:02 amFriday, April 5, 20196 Comments

Apple is reportedly struggling with its effort to add 5G to next year’s iPhones…

Apple CEO Cook, other top execs to testify in Qualcomm trial

Thursday, March 28, 2019 6:36 pmThursday, March 28, 20192 Comments

Dozens of executives and engineers are expected to take the witness stand…

Hometown San Diego jury awards Qualcomm $31.6 million in Apple case

Friday, March 15, 2019 3:28 pmFriday, March 15, 20191 Comment

Mobile phone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc on Friday won a legal victory against iPhone maker Apple Inc…

U.S. judge rules Qualcomm owes Apple nearly $1 billion in patent royalty rebates

Friday, March 15, 2019 10:25 amFriday, March 15, 20193 Comments

A U.S. federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling that Qualcomm Inc owes Apple Inc nearly $1 billion…

Apple counsel maintains claims of witness tampering in Qualcomm patent case

Thursday, March 14, 2019 9:57 amThursday, March 14, 20192 Comments

Apple and Qualcomm continued feuding over alleged witness tampering…

Testimony on stolen patent deals huge blow to Qualcomm’s San Diego infringement case against Apple

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 5:01 pmTuesday, March 12, 20195 Comments

The ongoing Qualcomm v. Apple patent infringement trial in San Diego…

Former Apple engineer says Qualcomm tech was his idea but doesn’t claim inventor status

Monday, March 11, 2019 5:40 pmTuesday, March 12, 20198 Comments

A former Apple engineer testified Monday that some of his ideas are at the heart of a contentious…

Apple loses star witness Arjuna Siva in Qualcomm trial

Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:01 pmThursday, March 7, 20194 Comments

Apple said Thursday that its star witness in a patent trial against Qualcomm doesn’t intend to appear…

Apple says Qualcomm stole idea for smartphone boot-up tech from engineer

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 2:32 pmTuesday, March 5, 20194 Comments

Apple and Qualcomm kicked off the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle…

The Qualcomm v. Apple patent jury won’t get these simple, brutally honest instructions

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 1:28 pmTuesday, March 5, 20194 Comments

Obviously, the jury will get nonjudgmental instructions in accordance with the law from Judge Dana M. Sabraw, but…

Qualcomm puts value of its patent portfolio on line in Apple jury trial

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 8:25 amMonday, March 4, 20193 Comments

Qualcomm Inc. is putting the value of its patent portfolio on the line in a California courtroom…

Qualcomm begins cutting 1,500 jobs in cost-cutting move

Thursday, April 19, 2018 11:00 amThursday, April 19, 20187 Comments

Qualcomm Inc. has begun cutting about 1,500 jobs in California as part of a broader workforce reduction…

Apple gets support from Lawyers for Civil Justice in fight against discovery sanctions

Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:01 pmThursday, February 1, 20185 Comments

In connection with the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm, Magistrate Judge Nathaniel Cousins…

EU fines chipmaker Qualcomm $1.2 billion for paying Apple to shut out rivals’ chips

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 8:35 am9 Comments

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm was hit with a 997 million euro ($1.23 billion) fine by EU antitrust regulators…

Apple countersues Qualcomm for patent infringement

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 8:58 amWednesday, November 29, 20172 Comments

Apple Inc on Thursday filed a countersuit against Qualcomm Inc, alleging that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile phone chips…

Analyst: Completely designing out Qualcomm would be a big risk for Apple

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 9:28 amWednesday, November 1, 201729 Comments

Naturally, one would expect Apple to use the threat of taking the remainder of Qualcomm’s iPhone modem business…

Apple designing next-gen iPhones, iPads that would dump Qualcomm components

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10:25 amTuesday, October 31, 20174 Comments

Qualcomm has withheld software critical to testing its chips in iPhone and iPad prototypes…

Qualcomm’s CEO: Our legal battle with Apple can be resolved

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 11:31 amWednesday, October 18, 20177 Comments

From the outside, the current legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple over the technology…

Qualcomm faces long odds in attempt to get ban of iPhone sales and manufacturing in China

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 9:27 amTuesday, October 17, 20175 Comments

Qualcomm Inc wants to hit Apple Inc where it hurts most…

Qualcomm files lawsuits seeking China iPhone ban, escalating Apple legal fight

Friday, October 13, 2017 1:35 pmFriday, October 13, 201714 Comments

Qualcomm Inc. filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones…

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

Friday, September 8, 2017 4:00 pmFriday, September 8, 20176 Comments

Apple Inc.’s 11 foreign lawsuits against Qualcomm Inc. can proceed…

Apple vs. Qualcomm: Everyone wins? Why both companies might want to settle quickly

Thursday, August 10, 2017 2:30 pmThursday, August 10, 20172 Comments

It’s unlikely that the quarrel will lead to prolonged litigation or court trials…

U.S. ITC to investigate Qualcomm’s allegations of Apple patent infringement

Tuesday, August 8, 2017 5:31 pmTuesday, August 8, 20173 Comments

U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm Inc’s allegations that Apple Inc infringed on patents…

Credit Suisse: Apple could end Qualcomm dispute with $8 billion payment

Monday, August 7, 2017 1:34 pm12 Comments

We see merit in both parties’ arguments, and believe mutual self-interest will prevail…

Intel: Qualcomm uses the courts to destroy competition

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 5:43 pm13 Comments

Intel has weighed in on the legal sparring between Apple and Qualcomm…

Intel accuses Qualcomm of abusing its mobile chip monopoly

Friday, July 21, 2017 9:56 amFriday, July 21, 201713 Comments

Qualcomm shareholders would be wise to exit their positions….

Qualcomm now suing Apple in Germany

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 5:41 pm10 Comments

Qualcomm has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the Munich and Mannheim Regional Courts…

Apple joined by Foxconn, Pegatron, and others in its fight with Qualcomm

Wednesday, July 19, 2017 9:28 amWednesday, July 19, 2017No Comments

A group of leading smartphone manufacturers are joining Apple Inc. in a legal battle against Qualcomm Inc…

Apple accepts invitation by its contract manufacturers to join another Qualcomm fray

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 1:44 pm3 Comments

The four Apple contract manufacturers who have to defend themselves against a Qualcomm contract suit in the Southern District of California…

Qualcomm CEO expects out of court settlement with Apple

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 10:25 am3 Comments

After six months of escalating legal battles and increasingly heated rhetoric…

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