Monday, 18 March 2019

Qualcomm won the patent case against Apple


Qualcomm won the patent case against Apple

In the case in San Diego, the Southern California jury of local jurisdictions, Apple's iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and X models of Qualcomm. And U.S. Pat. U.S. Pat. No. 8,535,490, issued to Apple iPhone 8, 8 Plus and X. 8633936. It was found that the patent of Noişlu was used without permission.

Qualcomm will receive a compensation of $ 31 million from the start date of the case, which will take place from 6 July 2017 until the end of the case, for the pecuniary damage suffered by Qualcomm. This amount corresponds to $ 1.41 per each device (approx. 7.7 TL).


Infringed patents support different popular smartphone features. Patent No 8.838.949 ca No-Flash Start ı allows the phone to connect to the Internet quickly after it is turned on, eliminating individual flash memory coverage areas and costs.


Patent No. 9.535.490 acts as a traffic police between the application processor and the modem, accelerating the exchange of data from the Internet of smartphone applications. Patent no 8.633.936 provides high performance and rich visual graphics for games while extending the battery life of the smartphone. These patents are located outside of the modem processors and are not mandatory for any cellular standard.

Qualcomm won another case in the patent infringement war. Over the past six months, patent courts in China and Germany have also ruled that Apple has made official decisions that violate other non-compulsory Qualcomm patents.

''Apple used it without paying.''

Don Rosenberg, General Legal Advisor and Qualcomm Technologies, made the following rating:

''The unanimous judgment was the newest victory we've made in patent cases, which we opened on Apple's use of world-class technology without paying for our valuable technologies. Qualcomm's invented technologies allow Apple to enter the market and deliver great success in such a short time. The ruling of these three patents represents only a small part of Qualcomm's valuable portfolio of thousands of patents. We are pleased that worldwide courts have rejected Apple's strategy to use our internet protocols without paying.''