Germany Dismisses Qualcomm's Latest Patent Suit Against Apple
15 Gennaio 2019 - 2:57PM
Dow Jones News
By Sara Germano
BERLIN -- A German court dismissed a patent lawsuit from
Qualcomm Inc. against Apple Inc., the first setback for the chip
maker in a series of disputes between the two companies that last
month resulted in the ban of some iPhone sales in China and
Germany.
The regional court in the city of Mannheim said Tuesday a patent
infringement case brought by Qualcomm was unfounded, though the
chip maker can appeal the decision. A spokesman for the court said
that the ruling is the first of six patent cases brought by
Qualcomm in Mannheim, with the second such decision expected next
month. It wasn't immediately clear whether or how Tuesday's
decision would affect other patent cases brought by Qualcomm.
The decision is the first win for Apple in a series of global
patent disputes launched against it by Qualcomm, following rulings
in Munich and in China that ordered Apple to stop selling some
older iPhone models in their respective jurisdictions.
Apple said it would appeal both decisions at the time. The
company said it would remove affected iPhone models from its stores
in Germany during the process, though its full portfolio of
smartphones would remain on sale in China. The newest iPhone
models, including the XS, XS Max, and XR, weren't affected by those
rulings.
Tuesday's decision in Mannheim concerned differing
interpretations between Qualcomm and Apple of "bulk tension" in the
patent in question, which the court said isn't infringed by the
installment of chips in iPhones.
Qualcomm and Apple didn't immediately respond to requests for
comment.
The continuing legal disputes date to a suit launched in January
2017 by Apple against Qualcomm and have expanded to several patent
disputes in the U.S., China and Germany. Qualcomm is also facing an
ongoing antitrust lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission in the
U.S.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 15, 2019 08:42 ET (13:42 GMT)
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