Apple, Google to face off in key smartphone hearing
12 years, 9 months ago

Apple, Google to face off in key smartphone hearing

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Apple Inc will try to salvage a high-profile lawsuit against Google Inc’s Motorola Mobility unit on Wednesday at a crucial hearing in the smartphone Apple Inc will try to salvage a high-profile lawsuit against Google Inc’s Motorola Mobility unit on Wednesday at a crucial hearing in the smartphone patent wars between the two tech companies. Posner’s decision could affect the iPhone maker’s ability to negotiate favorable licensing agreements in its legal fights against Motorola and other competitors like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. Apple has waged an international patent war since 2010, part of its attempt to limit growth of Google’s Android, the world’s best-selling mobile operating platform. Getting clsoer to a verdict Posner issued a series of pretrial rulings that eliminated nearly all of Motorola’s patent claims against Apple, while maintaining more of Apple’s claims against Motorola. Yet last week Posner granted Apple’s request for a hearing on a possible injunction, and ordered both sides to submit legal arguments in advance.

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Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance

The Hindu  

Google has failed to persuade a judge in California to throw out a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of monopolising the online search market. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in a ruling on Thursday said consumers can proceed for now with allegations that the Alphabet unit's business practices hampered the development of high-quality rival search engines. The lawsuit …

Apple to approach US court to dismiss 'massive & vague' DoJ antitrust case
4 months, 1 week ago

Apple to approach US court to dismiss 'massive & vague' DoJ antitrust case

Firstpost  

Apple argues that the US DoJ’s proposed solution would stifle innovation, and would be detrimental to Apple’s proprietary technology. DoJ lawyers meanwhile, maintain that Apple engaged in monopolistic practices that were against both, consumers and competitors While Apple believes the lawsuit has no merit, the stakes are incredibly high. Image Credit: Reuters Apple is set to make its case today …

Apple urges judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case
4 months, 1 week ago

Apple urges judge to end U.S. smartphone monopoly case

The Hindu  

Apple asked a federal judge on Wednesday to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice's case accusing the iPhone maker of unlawfully dominating the smartphone market, in the latest Big Tech antitrust showdown. U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in Newark, New Jersey, heard arguments from lawyers for Apple who said the government's case should be dismissed on multiple grounds and asked …

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store
5 months, 1 week ago

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

LA Times  

A panel of judges will be given time to consider Google’s appeal of the 2023 trial focused on antitrust claims lodged by video game maker Epic Games. A federal judge on Friday delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal …

Apple loses bid to appeal order allowing consumer antitrust class action
10 months ago

Apple loses bid to appeal order allowing consumer antitrust class action

The Hindu  

Apple has failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to consider blocking a class action that accuses the iPhone maker of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps and keeping prices artificially high for tens of millions of customers. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected Apple’s bid for a pretrial appeal after a California federal judge in February allowed consumers …

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires
11 months ago

Google and Apple now threatened by the US antitrust laws that helped build their technology empires

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Justice Department’s double-barreled antitrust attack on Google’s dominant search and Apple’s trendsetting iPhone is reviving memories of the epic battle that hobbled Microsoft before it roared back to yet again become the world’s most valuable company. And in the antitrust lawsuits that they filed against Apple last month, the Justice Department pointed back to complaints …

After US Antitrust Lawsuit, Apple Faces Flurry Of Lawsuits From Consumers
1 year ago

After US Antitrust Lawsuit, Apple Faces Flurry Of Lawsuits From Consumers

ABP News  

Apple faces a surge of legal action from consumers alleging monopolistic behaviour in the smartphone market, following a broad antitrust case filed by the US Department of Justice and 15 states last week. Attorney Steve Berman, representing one of the new cases, highlighted his firm's prior lawsuit against Apple over alleged anti-competitive practices related to Apple Pay, expressing satisfaction with …

European Union Investigates Tech Giants Apple, Google, Meta Under New Digital Law
1 year ago

European Union Investigates Tech Giants Apple, Google, Meta Under New Digital Law

News 18  

The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US giants. Since March 7, six of the world’s biggest tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, TikTok owner ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft — have had to comply with the EU’s landmark …

Apple is being sued by… the US? Plus, Instagram switches off your news tap, and cozzie livs comes for hackers
1 year ago

Apple is being sued by… the US? Plus, Instagram switches off your news tap, and cozzie livs comes for hackers

ABC  

Hello and welcome to Screenshot, your weekly tech update from national technology reporter Ange Lavoipierre, featuring the best, worst and strangest in tech and online news. A 'fake' royal photo and the rise of AI-fuelled misinformation Photo shows The Princess of Wales pictured with her children Louis, George and Charlotte in a photo some believe has been manipulated From a …

Apple sued in US for allegedly monopolising smartphone market: Details here
1 year ago

Apple sued in US for allegedly monopolising smartphone market: Details here

India TV News  

The U.S. Department of Justice and 15 states sued Apple on Thursday as the government cracks down on Big Tech. Officials also said Apple charges various business partners - from software developers to credit card companies and even its rivals such as Google - behind the scenes in ways that ultimately raise prices for consumers and drive up Apple's profit. …

Why is the US suing Apple? All to know
1 year ago

Why is the US suing Apple? All to know

Al Jazeera  

Apple has been accused of monopolising the smartphone market in a US antitrust lawsuit. The US government has filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple, in which it accuses the tech giant of maintaining a “broad, sustained and illegal” monopoly over the smartphone market. The US government argues that Apple “undermines apps, products and services that would otherwise make users …

Apple accused of illegal market monopoly that stifles innovation in historic US lawsuit
1 year ago

Apple accused of illegal market monopoly that stifles innovation in historic US lawsuit

ABC  

In short: The US has launched an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple, alleging it has created an illegal monopoly over the smartphone market. Apple said if the lawsuit was successful, it would set a dangerous precedent that would allow the "government to take a heavy hand in designing people's technology". The US justice department has announced a sweeping antitrust …

Garland Accuses Apple of Violating Federal Antitrust Law
1 year ago

Garland Accuses Apple of Violating Federal Antitrust Law

New York Times  

Over the last two decades, Apple has become one of the most valuable public companies in the world. But as our complaint alleges, Apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market, not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal antitrust law. For consumers, that has meant fewer choices, higher prices and fees, …

US government sues Apple for violating antitrust laws, tech giant accused of harming consumers and smaller companies
1 year ago

US government sues Apple for violating antitrust laws, tech giant accused of harming consumers and smaller companies

Hindustan Times  

The US Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general have initiated an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, marking the government's most significant challenge to the tech giant's dominance. The lawsuit alleges, Apple violated antitrust laws by stifling competition through restrictive policies that limit other companies from offering applications that rival its own products, such as digital wallets, potentially diminishing …

Apple sued over iPhone monopoly by US justice department in landmark antitrust case
1 year ago

Apple sued over iPhone monopoly by US justice department in landmark antitrust case

Hindustan Times  

The United States Justice Department launched a significant lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, alleging that the tech giant has created an unlawful monopoly in the smartphone industry, limiting competition and hindering innovation. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New Jersey, accuses Apple of holding a monopoly in the smartphone market and utilising its dominance over the iPhone to …

Department Of Justice Sues Apple For Alleged Violations Of Antitrust Laws
1 year ago

Department Of Justice Sues Apple For Alleged Violations Of Antitrust Laws

Huff Post  

Attorney General Merrick Garland accompanied by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, March 21, 2024. via Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal …

Justice Department sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market
1 year ago

Justice Department sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high. Stalling the advancement of the very market it revolutionized, she said, it has “smothered an entire industry.” Apple called the lawsuit “wrong on the …

US DOJ announces antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple
1 year ago

US DOJ announces antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple

Al Jazeera  

Department of Justice is joined by 15 states and the District of Columbia in alleging that Apple stifles competition. The United States Department of Justice has filed a landmark civil antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant Apple, alleging that the company has stifled competition to boost its revenues and illegally monopolize the US smartphone market. “If left unchallenged, Apple will …

U.S., California sue Apple, alleging company monopolized smartphone market
1 year ago

U.S., California sue Apple, alleging company monopolized smartphone market

LA Times  

The U.S. Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, alleging that the technology giant attempted to monopolize the smartphone market. The U.S. Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general, including California’s, filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, alleging that the technology giant attempted to monopolize the smartphone market to boost its business. “Consumers …

Apple to face anti-trust lawsuit by Biden administration for restricting third-party hardware, software
1 year ago

Apple to face anti-trust lawsuit by Biden administration for restricting third-party hardware, software

India TV News  

Washington: In yet another jolt to American multinational corporation and technology company, Apple, the Biden administration is set to sue the global mobile phone brand with an antitrust lawsuit on Thursday. Citing sources, CNN reported that the US Justice Department has endorsed the lawsuit following years of allegations by critics that Apple has harmed competition with restrictive app store terms, …

Judge denies Apple’s attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking
1 year ago

Judge denies Apple’s attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims — and that the tech giant hasn’t done enough to prevent them. Apple attempted to dismiss the litigation in a filing last year, arguing the company “took proactive steps to try to deter misuse” and …

Apple will face trial in iPhone 'Batterygate' Lawsuit in the UK, can’t throw out case says court
1 year, 5 months ago

Apple will face trial in iPhone 'Batterygate' Lawsuit in the UK, can’t throw out case says court

Firstpost  

Apple is set to face trial in a new lawsuit in the UK for its ‘Batterygate’ incident. The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal refused to dismiss the case after Apple claimed that the lawsuit lacked merit Apple’s attempt to have a mass lawsuit dismissed, alleging that the company used substandard iPhone batteries, has been denied by a UK judge. The lawsuit …

Apple wins appeal against UK's decision to investigate its mobile browser
2 years ago

Apple wins appeal against UK's decision to investigate its mobile browser

Hindustan Times  

Apple Inc won its appeal against the decision by Britain's antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet Inc's Google in mobile browsers, and the possibility of the …

U.S. Justice Department escalates Apple probe
2 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Justice Department escalates Apple probe

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department has in recent months escalated its long-running antitrust probe on Apple Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters previously reported the Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into Apple in 2019 to review whether technology giants were using their size to act in an anti-competitive manner. Last month, …

Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdog
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple appeals investigation by UK competition watchdog

The Hindu  

Technology giant Apple has filed an appeal against an investigation by Britain's competition watchdog into the dominance of its mobile browsers in the cloud gaming market. Last November, the Competition and Markets Authority, Britain's competition regulator, launched a full investigation into cloud gaming and mobile browsers on concerns about restrictions by iPhone-maker Apple and Google. Lawyers representing Apple said in …

Ericsson and Apple end patent-related legal disputes with patent license deal
2 years, 3 months ago

Ericsson and Apple end patent-related legal disputes with patent license deal

The Hindu  

Swedish telecom equipment group Ericsson said on Friday it had agreed to a multi-year global patent license agreement with Apple. “The settlement ends all ongoing patent-related legal disputes between the parties,” Ericsson said in a statement. “Including effects of the settlement, and including ongoing IPR business with all other licensees, Ericsson estimates fourth-quarter 2022 IPR licensing revenues will be 5.5 …

Today’s Cache | Battles over patents
3 years ago

Today’s Cache | Battles over patents

The Hindu  

Battles over intellectual property are common in the tech world. The company, which would go on to merge with France’s Alcatel three years later, claimed that the MP3 capabilities of the Windows Media Player infringed on its IP related MP3 and MPEG encoding and compression technologies. A jury found that Microsoft infringed on Alcatel-Lucent’s technology, and awarded $1.52 billion in …

Ericsson sues Apple again over 5G patent licensing
3 years, 2 months ago

Ericsson sues Apple again over 5G patent licensing

The Hindu  

Sweden's Ericsson has filed another set of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in the latest salvo between the two companies over royalty payment for use of 5G wireless patents in iPhones. Ericsson sued first in October claiming that Apple was trying to improperly cut down the royalty rates while the iPhone maker filed a lawsuit in December accusing the Swedish …

Google is paying Apple to stay out of the search business, a lawsuit alleges
3 years, 2 months ago

Google is paying Apple to stay out of the search business, a lawsuit alleges

The Hindu  

A lawsuit filed in California complained that Google is paying Apple to stay out of the search engine business. The complaint stated that Google would share it's search profits with Apple and also make multi-billion-dollar payments towards Apple for not competing in the search business, according to a release by Alioto, a law firm participating in the lawsuit. In return, …

Google, in fight against record EU fine, slams regulators for ignoring Apple
3 years, 6 months ago

Google, in fight against record EU fine, slams regulators for ignoring Apple

The Hindu  

Alphabet unit Google on Monday criticised EU antitrust regulators for ignoring rival Apple as it launched a bid to get Europe's second-highest court to annul a record 4.34-billion euro fine related to its Android operating system. "The Commission shut its eyes to the real competitive dynamic in this industry, that between Apple and Android," Google's lawyer Matthew Pickford told the …

How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes
3 years, 8 months ago

How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

The Hindu  

Big Tech platforms Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and abusing their power. Four lawsuits against Google The U.S. Justice Department sued Google in October, accusing the $1 trillion company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals. Dozens …

Google Hit With Another Lawsuit Challenging Its Dominance
4 years, 3 months ago

Google Hit With Another Lawsuit Challenging Its Dominance

NPR  

Google Hit With Another Lawsuit Challenging Its Dominance Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated at 6:32 p.m. On Thursday, a bipartisan group of 38 attorneys general hit Google with the company's third antitrust complaint in less than two months, zeroing in on its role as "the gateway to the Internet." Sponsor Message …

Antitrust law: Google’s defense against lawsuit? You
4 years, 5 months ago

Antitrust law: Google’s defense against lawsuit? You

CNN  

Washington CNN Business — In its two decades, Google has amassed a dizzying amount of power, building a search and advertising behemoth that many critics believe is an illegal monopoly. That allegedly reduces consumer choice and, as Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen told reporters on Tuesday, could mean “Americans may never get to see the next Google” if the company …

Google Antitrust lawsuit: All you need to know
4 years, 5 months ago

Google Antitrust lawsuit: All you need to know

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google, claiming the company illegally maintained monopoly over search and search-related activities. The Justice department claimed Google’s 80% market share in search engine business was made possible by the deals it struck with smartphone makers, which helped it put its search service as default for users. The department noted that almost half of …

Apple sued for patent violation over iOS low-power mode
5 years, 8 months ago

Apple sued for patent violation over iOS low-power mode

India TV News  

Apple is being sued by Location Based Technologies for an alleged patent infringement tied to the 'low-power mode' and 'facedown detection' features in iPhones and iPads. Also, read:Tim Cook rubbishes reports of Jony Ive frustrated with him A lawsuit filed against the iPhone-maker claims that Apple's mobile products that include a 'low-power mode' feature that reduces or stops certain background …

Supreme Court allows iPhone users to sue Apple over App Store prices
5 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court allows iPhone users to sue Apple over App Store prices

Daily Mail  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead for a lawsuit by consumers accusing Apple of monopolizing the market for iPhone software applications and forcing them to overpay, rejecting the company's bid to escape claims that its practices violate federal antitrust law. Apple shares fell more than 5 percent after the justices, in a 5-4 ruling, upheld a lower …

Jury rules Apple owes Qualcomm $31M for patent infringement
6 years ago

Jury rules Apple owes Qualcomm $31M for patent infringement

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A jury has decided Apple should pay $31 million in damages for infringing on patents for technology owned by mobile chip maker Qualcomm that helps iPhones quickly connect to the internet and extend their battery life. The trial is a fragment of a legal battle involving Apple and Qualcomm, which are sparing over who invented some of …

Qualcomm takes Apple to court over patent issue ahead of major anti-trust lawsuit
6 years ago

Qualcomm takes Apple to court over patent issue ahead of major anti-trust lawsuit

Firstpost  

Qualcomm Inc on Monday kicks off a patent challenge to Apple Inc, capping off a two-year legal strategy to put pressure on the iPhone maker before a major antitrust lawsuit between the two goes to trial in April. Qualcomm, the world’s biggest maker of mobile chips, alleges in federal court in San Diego that Apple violated three of its patents, …

German court throws out Qualcomm's latest patent lawsuit filed against Apple
6 years, 2 months ago

German court throws out Qualcomm's latest patent lawsuit filed against Apple

Firstpost  

This was in a reversal for Qualcomm after it won a recent court ban on the sale of some Apple iPhones. A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm Inc against Apple Inc was thrown out by a German court on 15 December, in a reversal for the US chipmaker after it won a recent court ban on the sale of some …

Apple violated Qualcomm patent, several iPhone models to be banned: German court
6 years, 3 months ago

Apple violated Qualcomm patent, several iPhone models to be banned: German court

Firstpost  

Update: Apple has confirmed that it will appeal the ruling. In this case, the injunction was granted by a German court, where the judge ruled that certain iPhone models using Intel and Qorvo chips violated a Qualcomm patent. #BREAKING Qualcomm wins Apple case, could lead to iPhone ban in Germany: court pic.twitter.com/u3z2ZaQmKJ — AFP News Agency December 20, 2018 As …

Contract manufactures like Foxconn not in settlement talks in Apple vs Qualcomm battle
6 years, 3 months ago

Contract manufactures like Foxconn not in settlement talks in Apple vs Qualcomm battle

Firstpost  

Last week, Qualcomm secured a preliminary victory in a patent lawsuit in China that would have banned sales of some Apple iPhones there. The lead attorney for the group of Apple Inc device assemblers seeking at least $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm Inc said on Sunday the contract manufacturers are not in settlement talks with the mobile chip supplier …

Apple Inc. device assemblers seeking $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm Inc.
6 years, 3 months ago

Apple Inc. device assemblers seeking $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm Inc.

Live Mint  

San Francisco: The lead attorney for the group of Apple Inc. device assemblers seeking at least $9 billion in damages from Qualcomm Inc. said on Sunday the contract manufacturers are not in settlement talks with the mobile chip supplier and are “gearing up and heading toward the trial" in April. The group of contract manufacturers — which includes Foxconn parent …

Supreme Court could allow suit over Apple iPhone apps’ sales
6 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court could allow suit over Apple iPhone apps’ sales

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed ready Monday to allow an antitrust lawsuit to go forward that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. Apple faced skeptical questions from justices who seemed concerned about the control the Cupertino, California-based company exerts over iPhone users who must purchase software for their smartphones exclusively through its …

US top court hears Apple antitrust dispute case for App Store monopoly abuse
6 years, 4 months ago

US top court hears Apple antitrust dispute case for App Store monopoly abuse

Firstpost  

A group of iPhone owners claimed that Apple forces them to overpay for apps by forbidding rivals. “If there’s an antitrust issue, the drivers can bring a claim but passengers do not have standing.” The iPhone users accused Apple of violating federal antitrust law by monopolizing the sale of paid apps, leading to inflated prices compared to if apps were …

Apple and Samsung finally settle the seven year old iPhone design patent dispute
6 years, 9 months ago

Apple and Samsung finally settle the seven year old iPhone design patent dispute

Firstpost  

Terms of the settlement between Apple and Samsung filed in a US District Court are not available. Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on 27 June settled a seven-year patent dispute over Apple’s allegations that Samsung violated its patents by “slavishly” copying the design of the iPhone. In May, a US jury awarded Apple $539 million, after Samsung had previously …

Apple faces lawsuits after admitting it slows down ageing iPhones
7 years, 3 months ago

Apple faces lawsuits after admitting it slows down ageing iPhones

ABC  

Apple defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed in various US federal courts in the week since the company opened up about the year-old software change. Key points: Tweak may have led owners to misguided attempts to resolve iPhone issues, lawsuit claims The company acknowledged in detail the …

Apple sued in Israel for slowing down iPhones without informing consumers
7 years, 3 months ago

Apple sued in Israel for slowing down iPhones without informing consumers

Firstpost  

Apple claimed that it introduced the software updates that slowed the phones to make aging batteries last longer. According to a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz late on Monday, the suit filed here argued that the company breached its basic duties toward users by failing to disclose that ‘innocent’ software updates would negatively impact their phone use. Apple acknowledged the …

US judge orders a new trial to settle the amount that Samsung should pay to Apple for copying iPhone design
7 years, 5 months ago

US judge orders a new trial to settle the amount that Samsung should pay to Apple for copying iPhone design

Firstpost  

Koh said the jury instructions at the Apple-Samsung trial “did not accurately reflect the law” and may have prejudiced Samsung. A U.S. judge has ordered a new trial to determine how much Samsung Electronics Co should pay Apple Inc for copying the look of the iPhone. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California issued an order late on …

Apple contractors including Foxconn parent company accuse Qualcomm of antitrust violations
7 years, 8 months ago

Apple contractors including Foxconn parent company accuse Qualcomm of antitrust violations

Firstpost  

iPhone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc faces a fresh set of antitrust allegations from a group of four companies that assemble the iPhone and other products on behalf of Apple Inc. iPhone chip supplier Qualcomm Inc faces a fresh set of antitrust allegations from a group of four companies that assemble the iPhone and other products on behalf of Apple Inc. …

Apple broadens legal attack on Qualcomm; tells court that the chip maker's licenses are invalid
7 years, 9 months ago

Apple broadens legal attack on Qualcomm; tells court that the chip maker's licenses are invalid

Firstpost  

Apple Inc broadened a legal attack on Qualcomm Inc, arguing to a U.S. federal court that licence agreements that secure the chip maker a cut of every iPhone manufactured were invalid. Apple sued San Diego-based Qualcomm in January, saying the chip maker improperly withheld $1 billion in rebates because Apple helped Korean regulators investigate Qualcomm. But the new filing expands …

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