Tag: Qualcomm
What Europe Is Doing Right On SEPs
The European Union (EU) is diving into one of patent policy’s most controversial questions: how should patents on technologies which are essential for wireless connectivity be licensed? As the range...
U.S. Effort to Create 5G Huawei Alternative Potentially Vulnerable to SEP Patent Litigation
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on a White House plan to coordinate the development of 5G systems by American companies. The effort is intended to provide a domestic alternative to Huawei ...
As 9th Circuit Prepares For Argument, Korean Fine Against Qualcomm Upheld
Qualcomm’s appeal of the FTC’s success in district court continues to move forward, with the second set of amicus briefs (including CCIA’s) filed the week of Thanksgiving. Qualcomm’s rep...
Qualcomm’s Petard: Apple Acquires Modem Business From Intel
Yesterday, Apple officially announced its acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem unit. Apple will receive a variety of assets from Intel, including patents, as well as a significant portion o...
EU Competition Authorities Fine Qualcomm While DoJ Says “No Problem”
Yesterday, EU Commissioner for Competition Margarete Vestager announced the Commission’s decision to fine Qualcomm for using pricing and contract terms to force a rival out of the market. This...
Judge Koh: Qualcomm’s Licensing Practices Destroyed Competition, Harmed Consumers
Late yesterday evening, Judge Koh issued her anxiously-awaited ruling in the FTC v. Qualcomm litigation. The 233-page opinion extensively describes Qualcomm’s anti-competitive conduct, how it ...
Anything Qualcomm Can Do, Huawei Can Do (Better?)
With the settlement of the Apple-Qualcomm litigation, the fate of the FTC’s litigation against Qualcomm has become the next topic of interest in the standard-essential patent (SEP) sphere. The...
Apple, Qualcomm Settle—But That Doesn’t Mean The FTC Should
Apple and Qualcomm have reached a global settlement to the wide-ranging dispute between the two companies. Stretching from China to the UK to the US, in a range of forums in various countries, A...
Qualcomm: Inconsistent With Respect To Facts, Its Own Actions
In the wake of Qualcomm’s loss in front of the full International Trade Commission (ITC) yesterday, Qualcomm released a statement that doesn’t match up with the facts.
Here’s what Qualcomm ha...