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Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property

Mar. 18, 2019

Qualcomm, Apple trade victories in patent dispute

The day before Apple lost a $31M jury verdict, a federal judge said Qualcomm owes it $1 billion but the larger case is still headed to trial.

Qualcomm, Apple trade victories in patent dispute
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel

Apple Inc. was dealt a blow Friday after a jury awarded Qualcomm Inc. $31 million in one of the many patent infringement disputes between the two technological behemoths.

While the jury ruled against Apple in this matter, the iPhone maker seems to be in a good position for the next trial in San Diego slated to begin in April in front of U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Cur...