Apple allies with Intel in antitrust case against SoftBank-owned Fortress

guest · Nov 24, 2019

Apple allies with Intel in antitrust case against SoftBank-owned Fortress
November 24, 2019
https://www.techspot.com/news/82903-apple-allies-intel-antitrust-case-against-softbank-owned.html

Recap: Last month, Intel made it clear is was prepared to go to war with Fortress, a SoftBank owned investment arm. The litigation war stems from patent infringement lawsuits brought against Intel. The chip maker, for its part, asserts that Fortress has stockpiled patents in a manner that is unlawful and anti-competitive. Intel seemed perfectly willing to test Fortress' patents in court alone, however it's now gained a formidable ally with Apple joining the fray.

Apple and Intel have joined suit against the SoftBank-controlled Fortress Investment Group, following Intel's original suit against Fortress last month. Intel's original filing has now been retracted, being replaced with a new lawsuit listing Apple as a plaintiff.
The new lawsuit echoes the accusations found in the first one, but adds a new set of patents and complaints from Apple.

Apple also notes that firms associated with Fortress have brought at least 25 lawsuits against the company, seeking between $2.6B and $5.1B in damages. Now, Apple and Intel are responding to Fortress in chorus, accusing Fortress of anti-competitive and unlawful patent aggregation, with the intent of suing other technology companies. As Anandtech notes, they are seeking the following: [...]
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