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Latest News in Telecommunications
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February 12, 2026
Apple Infringed Wireless Charging Tech, Powermat Alleges
Israel-based Powermat Technologies Ltd. sued Apple Inc. in Texas federal court for allegedly infringing five patents related to wireless charging, accusing the Cupertino, California-based tech giant of being an "unwilling licensee" that has refused to discuss licensing Powermat's patent portfolio in good faith.
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February 12, 2026
7th Circ. Takes Up BIPA Amendment's Retroactivity
The Seventh Circuit heard arguments Thursday over whether a liability-limiting amendment to Illinois' biometric privacy law has retroactive application to lawsuits filed before it took effect, with one judge on the panel saying it seemed like "billions of dollars of consequences turn on how we label the change."
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February 12, 2026
Telecom Execs Lose Bid To Overturn $5.8M Arbitration Award
A California federal judge has confirmed a $5.8 million arbitration cost award stemming from a dispute over a failed project to bring satellite broadband internet to sub-Saharan Africa, ruling that the award debtors erred by asking the court to second-guess the arbitral tribunal's findings.
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February 12, 2026
Apple AirTags And IPhones Infringe Tracking Tech, Suit Says
Features on Apple's iPhones, AirTags and AirPods that allow users to locate lost items infringe patents owned by a company that invented an iPhone-compatible tracking case and tags, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Texas federal court.
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February 12, 2026
Apple Cleared Of 4G Patent Infringement Claims In 3rd Trial
A Texas federal jury cleared Apple of infringement claims brought by Optis Wireless Technology over patents covering standard-essential 4G wireless technology Thursday, after the verdicts of two previous juries finding Apple liable were overturned.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- State and local telecom regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy controls
- Telecom lobbying
- International telecom regulation and legislation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Surveillance investigations and enforcement
- FCC administrative proceedings
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Antitrust suits
- Consumer litigation and class actions
- Privacy disputes, including government surveillance complaints and data breach suits
- Intellectual property issues, including piracy actions
- International trade suits
- Fights over telecom regulatory limits
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder litigation
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Telecom infrastructure projects
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of telecommunications law practices
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