Intel pointed out that the fort is increasing its poor performance through a large number of litigation and patent fees.

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In 2017, Softbank Group spent $3.3 billion to acquire Fortune Investment Group. Intel pointed out that the fort is increasing its poor performance through a large number of litigation and patent fees.

Apple Intel initiated an antitrust lawsuit against Softbank, accusing it of patent hooliganism

According to the latest news from foreign media, Apple and Intel filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Fortress Investment Group of the Softbank Group on November 20, accusing the company of hoarding patents to block multiple technologies through litigation. the company.

According to foreign media reports, before the lawsuit, Intel filed a similar antitrust lawsuit against the fortress in October. Intel has revoked the lawsuit and filed a new version on Wednesday at the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Apple also joined the plaintiff.

It is reported that in 2017, Softbank Group spent $3.3 billion to acquire Fortune Investment Group.

In the October complaint, Intel accused the Fort Group of hoarding more than 1,000 patents, including patents acquired from NXP, the Netherlands.

Intel said that Fort Group had previously sued Intel, saying that all of Intel’s processors in 2011 violated the Fort Group’s patents.

Intel pointed out that the fort is increasing its poor performance through a large number of litigation and patent fees.

How many technology companies have filed a patent claim lawsuit with the number of claims, and there is no complete statistics.

It is well known that a large number of so-called “patent rogue” companies have emerged in the full technology ball market, becoming a public enemy of the technology industry. These companies are buying patents everywhere, instead of using patented technology to develop products or services, they are holding patents “big sticks” and seeking financial compensation through prosecution.

The plaintiff of the lawsuit, Apple, has also suffered countless patent rogue company lawsuits in the past. In some lawsuits, Apple lost the lawsuit and was forced to pay compensation. Because Apple holds $200 billion in cash, it has become the focus of patent rogue companies.