German Court Throws Out Four Qualcomm Patent Suits Against Apple

Ruling is second victory for tech giant in a series of global patent disputes between the two companies

A German court dismissed four patent lawsuits from Qualcomm Inc. against Apple Inc., the second victory this month for the tech giant in a continued global legal battle with the chip maker.

The regional court in the city of Munich Thursday rejected Qualcomm’s claims that Apple had infringed on its patents related to some search capabilities on the iPhone. The court has hasn’t yet reached a decision on four further search-related patent disputes.

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