U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple’s bid to revive Qualcomm patent challenges

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple’s bid to revive an effort to nullify two Qualcomm patents despite the global settlement of the underlying dispute between the two companies.

Reuters:

The justices turned away Apple’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that the Cupertino, California-based company lacked standing to pursue the matter because of the settlement. Apple had argued that it should be allowed to appeal because San Diego-based Qualcomm could sue again after the settlement ends.
Qualcomm sued Apple in San Diego federal court in 2017, arguing that its iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches infringed a variety of Qualcomm mobile-technology patents. That case was one element of a broader dispute between the rivals.
Apple challenged the validity of the two patents at issue at the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
The parties settled their litigation in 2019…

MacDailyNews Take: In April 2019, Qualcomm and Apple announced an agreement to dismiss all litigation between the two companies worldwide which included a payment – amount undisclosed – from Apple to Qualcomm. The companies also reached a six-year license agreement — running from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2025 — which includes a two-year option to extend alongside a multiyear chipset supply agreement.
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