Pre-trial judge speaks out against Qualcomm's legal strategy in patent case vs. Apple

When Qualcomm sued Apple for patent infringement, the lawyers for the iPhone manufacturer filed for declaratory judgment on a couple of major issues. Apple wanted the court to decide in advance that nine of Qualcomm's patents were invalid, and as a result there was no infringement by Apple. When it filed an amended complaint, Apple tacked on nine more Qualcomm patents that it wanted a ruling on before the trial.

Qualcomm then decided not to file compulsory infringement counterclaims against Apple, a move that prevents the chip maker from filing these charges against ...

Source PhoneArena https://ift.tt/2NsJyZQ
via Seoandserver