FTC says Qualcomm is a monopoly, case should proceed
Published: May 12, 2017
Publication: CNET
“And so continues the battle over Qualcomm’s licensing practices.
The US Federal Trade Commission on Friday defended its antitrust lawsuit from January, saying in a legal filing with the US District Court in San Jose, California, that the court shouldn’t dismiss its complaint against Qualcomm. The group has accused Qualcomm, the world’s biggest mobile chipmaker, of forcing Apple into an exclusive chip deal. Qualcomm maintained a monopoly that extracted high […]
Should we worry about “use-based” pricing in DG GROW’s Standard Essential Patent Roadmap Consultation?
Published: May 8, 2017
Publication: IPKat
“With the French elections preoccupying Europe, readers may have understandably forgotten about Monday’s deadline to respond to the incredibly short-lived Commission consultation on the roadmap for Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) in Europe. An industry group who did not forget, ACT | The App Association, wrote to the IPKat to alert readers of the approaching deadline. The APP Association, through its All Things FRAND initiative, is a pro-FRAND tech trade association […]
Hold Up Or Hold Out? UK Court Addresses FRAND Licensing Of Essential Cellphone Patents
Published: 5/8/17
Publication: Mondaq
“Worldwide telecommunications standards are formulated and set by Standards Setting Organizations so that different manufacturers can produce equipment that is interoperable and so manufacturers can compete with one another (for example, so that all 4G phones will work with any 4G network). Standardization involves holders of patents which are essential to an international telecommunications standard declaring them as essential to the relevant standards body. European SSOs require the holders of essential patents to give an […]
Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory: UK Patent Court Enjoins Huawei from using Standard Essential Patents Owned by a Non-Practicing Entity
Published: 4/29/17
Publication: Lexology
“On April 4, 2017, the Honorable Justice Birss of the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) issued his decision in Unwired Planet International v Huawei Technologies. The decision provides a comprehensive review of the application of Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) principles to the licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).” — [READ MORE]
Apple Halts License Payments to Qualcomm in ‘All-Out War’
Published: 4/28/17
Publication: Bloomberg BNA
“Apple Inc. cut off billions of dollars in payments to Qualcomm Inc., turning a contract dispute into what one analyst called an “all-out war” that forced the chip supplier to slash forecasts given only days ago.
The world’s largest publicly-traded technology company and one of the main suppliers of components to the iPhone, its most important product, have traded accusations of lying, making threats and trying to create an […]
Qualcomm’s Patent-Trolling Habits Come Home To Roost
Published: 4/28/17
Publication: Forbes
“After years of investigations, lawsuits, and fines, a checkered past of patent abuse and exploitation appears to have caught up with a major U.S. chip developer.
Qualcomm Inc. now finds itself as a defendant in a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust suit, in which the plaintiff argues the San Diego company leveraged its position as owner of certain essential patents for wireless phones and devices to impose unfair licensing terms on customers and drive out […]