Qualcomm shares fall 4% as it misses revenue targets and faces Apple litigation
Published: 1/24/17
Publication: VentureBeat
“Qualcomm reported a lower-than-expected 3.9 percent rise in quarterly revenue, at a time when the chipmaker is facing multiple legal challenges over its alleged “anticompetitive” tactics. The company’s shares were down 3.8 percent at $54.75 in aftermarket trading.” – [READ MORE]
U.S. trade commission to probe Nokia complaint against Apple
Published: 1/24/17
Publication: Reuters
“The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday it will investigate a complaint by Nokia Technologies alleging that Apple Inc has imported smart phones, tablet computers and other electronics that infringe upon its patents.” – [READ MORE]
Here Are the Most Damning Parts of Apple’s Blockbuster Lawsuit Against Qualcomm
Published: 1/23/17
Publication: Motley Fool
“Just days after the Federal Trade Commission sued Qualcomm for antitrust concerns, Apple took an unprecedented step of similarly filling suit against one of its most important suppliers. The complaints are largely the same, but Apple felt compelled to file its own lawsuit in part to get the nearly $1 billion it says it is owed. According to the complaint, Qualcomm gives Apple rebates that effectively serve as royalty relief, but in exchange, Apple has agreed to buy […]
Patent licensing and antitrust – Qualcomm in the firing line
Published: 1/23/17
Publication: Lexology
“Ten years after the European Commission opened an investigation into Qualcomm’s royalties for 3G essential patents, and 8 years after it closed that investigation without any finding of infringement, the US FTC last week week (January 2017) brought a new complaint against the chipset manufacturer’s patent licensing practices.
In the meantime, Qualcomm has not been long out of the competition authorities’ sights, with statements of objections in the EU on exclusivity payments and predatory pricing, an infringement decision and $853m fine […]
Korea FTC proposes sanctions against Qualcomm’s SEP licensing practices
Published: 1/19/17
Publication: Essential Patent Blog
“The Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) recently issued a press release stating its intent to issue a written decision that will impose an $865 Million sanctions and a corrective order against Qualcomm for abuse in licensing standard essential patents (“SEPs”) in the mobile communications industry. Specifically, on December 28, 2016, the KFTC released a three-page English-translated summary of a 27-page Korean-language press release. Qualcomm issued its own press release, which includes an unofficial English […]
The New IP Antitrust Licensing Guidelines’ Silence On SEPs
Published: 1/19/17
Publication: Law360
“On Jan. 13, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division published an update to the 1995 Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property. This update is intended to “provide guidance to the public and the business community about the agencies’ enforcement approach to intellectual property licensing.”[1] This is the IP guidelines’ first set of revisions in over 20 years.” – [READ MORE]