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Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Incorporated

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Case Number:

5:17-cv-00220

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Lucy H. Koh

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  1. October 12, 2018

    FTC Knocks Nokia's Stance Against Cellphone Part Licensing

    Qualcomm Inc. must license its patented cellphone components under its obligations with standard-setting groups, contrary to arguments Nokia made backing Qualcomm in an ongoing antitrust suit, the Federal Trade Commission told a California federal judge Thursday.

  2. October 04, 2018

    Nokia Says No Licensing Duty Among Rival Cell Part Makers

    Cellular standard-essential patent practices have "never" required SEP holders to license that technology at the component level rather than the final product, Nokia said Wednesday in seeking to back Qualcomm against a Federal Trade Commission effort to require just that amid an antitrust suit in California federal court.

  3. September 25, 2018

    Qualcomm Fights FTC Bid To 'Radically Reshape' Cell Industry

    Qualcomm told a California federal court on Monday that the company is not obligated to license chips to rival chipmakers under its standard essential patents, arguing that the ruling the Federal Trade Commission is requesting "would radically reshape licensing in the cellular industry."

  4. September 21, 2018

    Industry Groups Back FTC's View On Qualcomm Obligations

    A pair of industry groups representing technology companies have thrown their support behind the Federal Trade Commission's bid for a ruling in California federal court that Qualcomm is required to license its standard essential patents to rival chipmakers.

  5. August 31, 2018

    FTC Says Qualcomm Is Obligated To License To Rivals

    The Federal Trade Commission pressed ahead with its challenge of Qualcomm's licensing practices on Thursday, asking a California federal court to find that the company is required to license its standard essential patents to rival chipmakers through promises it made with the organizations that adopted them.

  6. June 28, 2018

    Consumers Slam Qualcomm's Bid To Limit IPhone Imports

    Smartphone consumers urged a California federal judge Thursday to prevent Qualcomm's attempt to force Apple to only import iPhones with Qualcomm chipsets, saying the chipmaker must face their antitrust multidistrict litigation over its patent licensing practices first.

  7. May 24, 2018

    FTC Can't Get Access To Qualcomm's Internal Patent Ratings

    The Federal Trade Commission won't be able to get access to Qualcomm's internal patent database because the ratings there are subject to attorney-client privilege, a California federal judge said, dealing a blow to the agency's litigation over the chipmaker's patent-licensing practices.

  8. March 27, 2018

    Qualcomm Can Hold Back Full EU Decision In Antitrust Row

    A California federal judge on Monday said Qualcomm Inc. does not have to turn over an unredacted version of the European Commission decision leveling it with a massive fine for abuse of dominance, as the chipmaker fights multidistrict litigation over its patent licensing practices.

  9. March 09, 2018

    Qualcomm Wins Bid To See Confidential Apple-Samsung Deal

    Qualcomm Inc. will get access to a confidential agreement between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. after a California federal judge overseeing an antitrust suit over the chipmaker's patent licensing practices on Thursday ruled the document isn't protected by the work-product doctrine because the signatories aren't parties to the case.

  10. March 07, 2018

    Apple, Samsung Fight Qualcomm Bid For Confidential Deal

    A California federal judge overseeing the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit over Qualcomm's patent licensing practices said Wednesday a confidential agreement between Samsung and Apple appears relevant to Qualcomm's defense, but those companies urged the judge to find the document is protected under the work-product doctrine.