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21 November 2019Patents

Apple and Intel hit back at SoftBank firm’s ‘extortion’

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.

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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.
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