Defendant
9 cases as defendant.
Qualcomm Incorporated is a publicly-traded American multinational technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. Traded under the ticker QCOM on the Nasdaq, the company reported revenue of approximately $44.2 billion for its 2025 fiscal year and employs around 52,000 people. Qualcomm is a key player in the wireless technology industry, known for its foundational contributions to mobile communication standards like CDMA, 4G, and 5G.
The company operates primarily through two segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), which develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software for wireless devices, and Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), which licenses its extensive portfolio of patents. Its most prominent product line is the Snapdragon series of processors, which are widely used in smartphones and are expanding into other areas like automotive digital cockpits, personal computers, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Qualcomm operates a fabless manufacturing model, focusing on the design and sale of its semiconductor products while outsourcing production.
Based on the provided data, Qualcomm is an operating company defending against patent infringement suits. The single tracked case shows it as a defendant against a non-practicing entity (NPE), a common posture for large technology corporations. This suit, filed in the plaintiff-friendly U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, reflects a typical scenario where operating companies are targeted for their product sales.
The notable tracked case is Onesta IP, LLC v. Qualcomm Incorporated et al., filed in April 2025. Onesta IP is an NPE that acquired a patent portfolio from semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The lawsuit alleges that Qualcomm's Snapdragon mobile processor chips infringe on five patents related to technologies such as CPU power management and shared virtual memory management. This case is part of a broader assertion campaign by Onesta IP, which also filed a parallel action at the International Trade Commission (ITC).
This case was stayed in June 2025 pending the outcome of a related International Trade Commission investigation.
Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. sued Qualcomm Incorporated in W.D. Tex. (Waco; Judge Albright); US 6,473,527 is named in the complaint. Pending at last docket update.
Apple filed an inter partes review petition against Qualcomm; the narrative reports it as indexed under US 9,552,633 but could not confirm whether it targets the '633 patent specifically versus a related Qualcomm patent. The Board dismissed and terminated the proceeding before institution on May 1, 2019, following the global settlement.
Apple petitioned for inter partes review of claims 1, 2, and 5-7 of the '674 patent. The Board's final written decision held those claims unpatentable, but the Federal Circuit vacated and remanded, and later reversed the Board; an IPR certificate issued September 25, 2025.
Inter partes review petition by Apple against Qualcomm challenging U.S. 7,693,002; a Final Written Decision issued and the proceeding terminated January 6, 2020, with an IPR certificate for U.S. 7,693,002 issued September 20, 2021.
This active complaint targets Qualcomm products implementing DynamIQ Shared Unit or big.LITTLE architectures, such as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform. The parties have filed a joint claim construction statement.
Federal Express Corporation appealed the PTAB's IPR decision concerning patent 8766797 to the Federal Circuit. The CAFC issued a decision on April 29, 2026, affirming the PTAB's institution decision and the underlying validity determination of the challenged claims.
Intel Corporation filed an inter partes review challenging claims 1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, and 18 of U.S. 9,154,356, with Apple Inc. as a real party in interest. The Board instituted on all claims/grounds; the proceeding was on appeal.
Cedar Lane asserted the '242 against Qualcomm Incorporated in W.D. Tex.