Qualcomm Inc on Monday kicks off a patent challenge to Apple Inc, capping off a two-year legal strategy…
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Patently absurd: Qualcomm charges a 5% wireless patent royalty on iPhone repairs
One of the best examples of hidden costs that we — the consumers — don’t know about, but who are the ones who have to foot the bill…
German court stays Qualcomm patent infringement suit against Apple; patent-in-suit likely invalid
The real showdown between Apple and Qualcomm will take place in San Diego starting April 15…
With 5G hype high, smartphone users risk disappointment
The telecoms industry is gearing up for 5G, the next generation wireless networks…
Intel modem announcement likely means no 5G iPhone until 2020
Apple is currently believed to be leaving out 5G connectivity as a feature of the 2019 iPhones…
Verizon to launch 5G service in 30 cities this year
“Verizon finally offered some details about its 5G launch today…
Apple’s workaround for German fake injunction exacerbates Qualcomm’s antitrust woes
At the end of my shareholder-value-focused analysis of Qualcomm’s $1.5 billion deposit…
Apple resumes selling iPhones in Germany, but with only Qualcomm modems
Apple said it had “no choice” but to stop using some chips from Intel Corp in iPhones headed to Germany…
South Korean Supreme Court upholds $242 million antitrust judgement against Qualcomm
US chipmaker Qualcomm has lost a lawsuit over unfair practices to maintain a monopoly in mobile communications chips…
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…
Why you should not waste your money on a ‘5G’ phone in 2019
Smartphone makers and network carriers are doing their best to hype up 5G as the next big thing…
Apple wins damages ruling against Qualcomm
Apple Inc. narrowed the potential damages Qualcomm Inc. can seek over alleged patent infringement…
Qualcomm demands Munich court fine Apple for continuing to sell iPhones after ban
Qualcomm Inc. is escalating its patent fight with Apple Inc. by asking a Munich court…
Four Qualcomm patent suits against Apple dismissed by Munich court, four others in zombie mode
This last day of January 2019 dealt another setback…
U.S. FTC: Evidence is ‘overwhelming’ that Qualcomm engaged in exclusionary, anticompetitive conduct
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday said that the evidence against Qualcomm in the antitrust trial…
Leaked emails reveal new reason why Apple went to war with Qualcomm
The FTC argues that Qualcomm won’t sell chips if customers don’t also pay hefty licensing fees…
Munich court tells Apple to retract portion of press statement regarding iPhone case
Apple Inc. was ordered to stop using part of a press release that claims…
Apple, Intel persuade U.S. Patent Office to enter Qualcomm fight
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has decided to wade into a global licensing battle…
Apple’s COO Jeff Williams delivers blistering testimony on Qualcomm’s ‘onerous demands’
Court testimony from Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams has laid out that Qualcomm…
Apple was paying Qualcomm over $1 billion per year in licensing
It’s now been almost two years since Apple and the Federal Trade Commission…
German court throws out Qualcomm’s latest patent case against Apple
A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm Inc against Apple Inc was thrown out by a German court on Tuesday…
Apple wanted to use Qualcomm 4G chips in its newest iPhones, but Qualcomm wouldn’t sell Apple modems
Apple wanted to use Qualcomm’s 4G LTE processors in its newest iPhones…
Apple considered Samsung, MediaTek to supply 5G modems for next-gen iPhones
Apple Inc considered tapping Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and MediaTek Inc…
Qualcomm calls Apple CEO Cook’s settlement talk comment ‘misleading’
Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday responded to comments Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook made in an interview…
Qualcomm posts $1.5 billion bond required to enforce iPhone sales ban in Germany
Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that it has posted security bonds…
Qualcomm seeks compulsory court execution of iPhone sales ban in China
Apple acknowledged the company hadn’t stopped selling the products that were under injunction…
U.S. FTC v. Qualcomm set to begin; case could upend Qualcomm’s predatory business model
Lawyers for the regulatory agency and the company are set to begin presenting arguments on Jan. 4 in a 10-day jury trial…
LG Electronics joins South Korean antitrust action against Qualcomm as list of complainants continues to grow
While things slow down in Western countries between Christmas and New Year’s Day…
Qualcomm places high-stakes bet on iPhone injunction in Germany
Today, Apple indicated that they will stop selling iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany…
Apple pulls some older iPhones from sale in Germany after patent ruling
Chip supplier Qualcomm Inc won a second court skirmish in its worldwide patent battle…
Qualcomm wins dubious envelope tracker patent case against Apple in Munich
It’s all because Qualcomm alleged something and Apple couldn’t deny it without violating Qorvo’s secrets…
German court rules Apple infringed Qualcomm patent
A German court ruled on Thursday that iPhone maker Apple Inc infringed…
Qualcomm warns Apple to take China’s ban of older iPhones very seriously
The court order, granted last week after Qualcomm argued that Apple is infringing on its patents…
Munich I Regional Court has 10 Qualcomm v. Apple decisions scheduled for December 20th
I admire the judges and lawyers who can treat such crap seriously with a straight face…
Qualcomm claims Apple is violating Chinese court order, despite software changes
Qualcomm Inc said it believes Apple Inc remains in violation of a Chinese court’s orders…
Foxconn not in settlement talks with Qualcomm in Apple battle, says lead attorney Boutrous
The lead attorney for the group of Apple Inc device assemblers seeking at least $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm…
Judge Koh rejects Qualcomm’s bid to introduce new evidence
We’re now only three weeks away from the Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm antitrust trial in the Northern District of California…
Apple says a Chinese iPhone ban would force a settlement with Qualcomm
Apple Inc. says a Chinese ban on sales of the iPhone will force it to settle…
Apple seeks to offset Chinese ‘iPhone ban’ by boosting production by exempt supplier Pegatron
Apple is in talks to shift production of older iPhones to a key Taiwanese supplier…
Apple will tweak Chinese iPhones to comply with Qualcomm ruling
Apple Inc will push a software update to Chinese iPhone users early next week…
U.S. ITC tribunal to review ruling on Qualcomm request for iPhone ban
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said on Wednesday it would review…
Future iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches could have Apple-designed cellular modems
Apple is actively building its own cellular modem chip for future iPhones…