Apple and Intel face roadblock in SoftBank antitrust patent dispute
District judge Edward Chen has dismissed a complaint filed by Apple and Intel after finding that their patent-related antitrust lawsuit against a SoftBank-owned investment company has “several shortcomings”.
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21 November 2019 Apple and Intel have accused a SoftBank Group-owned investment firm of violating antitrust law through the stockpiling of patents to use in litigation against technology companies.
23 October 2019 Intel has filed an antitrust lawsuit against a SoftBank Group-owned investment firm, which allegedly stockpiles “meritless patents” to use in litigation against technology companies.
24 June 2021 Apple has withdrawn from an antitrust suit against hedge fund and alleged ‘patent troll’ Fortress Investment, which has also dropped multiple infringement suits against the tech company.