Apple Dodges One Import Ban in Qualcomm Fight, Faces Another
- Trade agency invalidates one Qualcomm patent in fight
- Qualcomm is seeking leverage in global patent-royalty fight
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Qualcomm Inc. has fired multiple legal shots at Apple Inc. aiming to use patents to get an import ban on the iPhone. In separate rulings Tuesday, one hit and one missed.
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday invalidated a Qualcomm patent for a battery-saving feature. Earlier in the day, a separate trade judge said Apple infringed a different Qualcomm patent and recommended certain older models of the iPhone be banned. The commission is scheduled to release a final decision in that case in July.