Category: Apple
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Qualcomm’s annual licensing revenue of nearly $5.6B fueled by Apple, Huawei, Transsion patent agreement renewals
The company’s 5G renewal cycle has come to an end and will restart in FY 2030, with FY 2027 marking the start of its non-handset revenue inflection.
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StayTouch sues Apple over NameDrop feature with patent issued the same day
StayTouch has filed a second Texas lawsuit against Apple over NameDrop, asserting a patent that was issued that same day, while its first case remains stayed pending an ITC investigation.
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Taction seeks supplemental damages, interest, ongoing royalties through 2035 on top of $5.7B Apple verdict
Taction has asked Judge Robinson for damages on recent sales, interest back to April 2021, and royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales through 2035, on top of the verdict.
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Apple asks court to wipe out Taction’s $5.7B verdict, files JMOL motion three days ahead of deadline
Filed three days ahead of the deadline, Apple’s renewed JMOL motion claims the jury had no evidence for $5.7B and that Taction’s infringement test was rigged. Taction’s response is now due November 3.
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BASF spin-off also suing Apple over face ID patent infringement in UPC, ITCÂ
The United States International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into BASF subsidiary TrinamiX’s infringement complaint against Apple over six of its facial recognition-related patents, a month after the plaintiff also sued Apple in both the UPC and the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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Jury awards Burford-funded Taction $5.7B against Apple, but verdict appears not too likely to be affirmed; even JMOL appears possible
It will not be easy to defend this record patent damages verdict, given not only its outsized amount but also the deficiencies of the record that Apple has already alleged.
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Qualcomm, Apple announce renewal of license agreement that was set to expire next spring: details unknown
No details are known, but this is likely one of the largest patent license deals in the industry.
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iPhone Duo: two long-running Apple patent families and a Liechtenstein priority filing
Apple’s iPhone Duo arrives with a long paper trail: a 2011 patent naming CEO John Ternus as inventor, a 2015 family whose foldable claims issued five months before launch, and an iPhone Duo trademark filed first in Liechtenstein in March.
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Apple sued by BASF spin-off over face recognition tech in Western District of Texas
Plaintiff trinamiX was established by BASF to commercialize discoveries around advanced sensing, including optical skin recognition.
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Apple faces Texas infringement suit over 5G SEPs held by Longhorn IP affiliate
The patents-in-suit were originally owned by a major Asia-Pacific tech company.