Supreme Court rejects Apple’s bid to continue fighting over two Qualcomm patents

The Supreme Court turned down Apple's request for a hearing over two patents that were part of lawsuits that claimed Apple's products were violating them.

The case in front of the Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board is still going on despite the settlement of the worldwide legal battle over patents. The board ruled that the two patents should be valid.

The Federal Circuit court turned down Apple's request for an appeal based on the settlement of thousands of patents. Apple argued that the risk of being sued again was a reason for a hearing.

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If the license is extended, Apple argued in its appeal to the Supreme Court, that the patents could be used in a lawsuit again. The Supreme Court was asked to deny Apple's request by the Department of Justice. We will probably have to wait until the license agreement ends to know what will happen.