October 17, 2018
Qualcomm has told a California federal judge that Apple can't argue it doesn't owe royalties for a particular patent because its window to do so has shut, and the consumer tech giant's theory that the patent has been newly injected into the companies' massive licensing dispute belies the fact Apple has known about the patent for months.
October 09, 2018
Apple asked a California federal court to deny Qualcomm's bid to dismiss portions of a sweeping patent case, saying the chipmaker's promise not to sue over nine patents does not address other claims at issue in the dispute.
October 03, 2018
Apple Inc. can't claw back dozens of documents turned over in its epic patent fight with Qualcomm Inc., a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying Apple failed to show that it tried to head off their inadvertent release.
September 19, 2018
Qualcomm has failed to convince a California federal judge to hasten proceedings on its effort to dust aside certain patent-related claims by Apple in the pair's ongoing legal brawl, with the judge agreeing on Wednesday with Apple's argument that "extreme expedited treatment" was not warranted.
September 04, 2018
Apple has asked a California federal judge to trim a slew of counterclaims launched by Qualcomm in a sprawling contract and competition dispute over the chipmaker's patent licensing tactics, arguing that the court can't step in to decide whether Qualcomm satisfied its commitments to offer patent licenses to rivals but has enough evidence to find it double-dipped on sales and royalties.
November 08, 2017
Qualcomm can't accuse Apple of unfair competition for allegedly threatening to end their business partnership if the chipmaker went public about disparities in iPhone speeds, a California federal judge said Wednesday in an order that also found Apple couldn't assert that nine of Qualcomm's patents were invalid.
September 08, 2017
Qualcomm on Thursday lost its bid for a worldwide injunction to prevent Apple from pursuing patent and antitrust lawsuits against the company in the U.K., China, Japan and Taiwan, with a California federal judge saying the foreign suits would not be resolved by the U.S. action.
August 09, 2017
Apple Inc. is pushing back against Qualcomm Inc.'s bid to prevent it from pursuing patent and antitrust cases around the world in the companies' escalating legal battle, telling a California federal court Tuesday that Qualcomm has failed to justify this "extraordinary" measure.
July 25, 2017
Qualcomm has asked a California federal court to dismiss claims surrounding nine patents that it says aren't in dispute in Apple's suit accusing the chipmaker of demanding excessive royalties for the use of its chips in iPhones and similar devices.
July 17, 2017
Qualcomm Inc. asked a California federal judge on Friday for an injunction against Apple Inc. to stop the tech giant from pursuing litigation against it across three continents, saying Apple's efforts "to maximize its chance of getting a favorable ruling" are opportunistic.