When Qualcomm sued Apple for patent infringement, the lawyers for the iPhone manufacturer filed for declaratory judgment on a couple of major issues. Apple wanted the court to decide in advance that nine of Qualcomm's patents were invalid, and as a result there was no infringement by Apple. When it filed an amended complaint, Apple tacked on nine more Qualcomm patents that it wanted a ruling on before the trial.

Qualcomm then decided not to file compulsory infringement counterclaims against Apple, a move that prevents the chip maker from filing these charges against ...


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