U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple’s request to invalidate Qualcomm patents with hearing

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Although reached in 2019reconciliation, but the patent-related differences between Apple and Qualcomm have not been completely eliminated.a few days agoUnited States Supreme CourtRejected Apple’s request for a hearing to invalidate two of Qualcomm’s patents that played a key role in Qualcomm’s 2017 bid to ban the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.There isn’t much explanation for why the court rejected Apple, but according to previous Justice DepartmentContents of the amicus briefthere is currently no evidence that Qualcomm’s patents have harmed Apple’s business.

The six-year licensing agreement between Apple and Qualcomm was primarily aimed at resolving a core patent dispute between the two parties, and the agreement also allowed a U.S. Patent Office case involving the two patents to continue. Before going to the Supreme Court, Apple’s invalidation attempts at the Patent Office and the Federal Circuit failed. The Justice Department also filed descriptive statements opposing the request this time around in their case to the Supreme Court.

According to Apple’sstatement, once their licensing agreement with Qualcomm expires in 2025 or an extended 2027, the latter may use related patents to provoke another infringement lawsuit.Qualcomm has not yet commented on the matter, but according to rumors, Apple may abandon Qualcomm’s products in 2023 and use them insteadSelf-developed 5G modem. If this is the case, the truce between the two companies may be broken all at once.

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