Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends global wins

Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by fipple on Thursday December 20, 2018 @05:00PM (#18729547)

Interesting. So one could identify areas of a product that a company needs to keep secret, and sue for patent infringement saying your reverse engineering shows they are infringing.

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Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by tomelders on Thursday December 20, 2018 @05:24PM (#18729732)

It would appear so... but in this case it will cost you about six hundred billion dollars if you're just trying your luck.

I suspect Qualcomm genuinely believe they have a case. But I wouldn't bet against Apple being genuinely innocent.

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Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by mamon on Thursday December 20, 2018 @06:20PM (#18730152)

I think you meant millions...

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Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by tomelders on Thursday December 20, 2018 @07:34PM (#18730560)

Fijian dollars.

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Re:Apple to pull some iPhones in Germany as Qualcomm extends... by Steko on Thursday December 20, 2018 @07:39PM (#18730578)

That’s if you want an injunction though which is a stronger remedy. They could just collect afterwards like most patent suit awards.

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