FTC and Apple Sue Qualcomm for Cell Phone Standardization Skullduggery: Part 1

This article, the third in a multipart series, describes and comments on the relief that the courts award in cases involving standard-essential patents (SEPs)—the law that courts have established on how to determine a reasonable royalty—in ...

This article, the second in a multipart series, discusses Apple’s complaint against Qualcomm—namely, that Qualcomm breached its contract to pay Apple a billion dollars in rebates, and engaged in anticompetitive practices injuring Apple.

In February 2012, Apple sued Motorola to block the latter's alleged standardization skullduggery of the 3G/UMTS technology. This column examines the charges and explores the issues of patent rights; standards-essential patents; and what are fair, ...