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In the Matter of

CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
AND RADIO FREQUENCY AND
PROCESSING COMPONENTS THEREOF

Investigation No. 337-TA-1065

Publication 4981 September 2019

U.S. International Trade Commission

Washington, DC 20436

U.S. International Trade Commission
COMMISSIONERS
David Johanson, Chairman
Irving Williamson, Commissioner
Meredith Broadbent, Commissioner
Rhonda Schmidtlein, Commissioner
Jason Kearns, Commissioner
Address all communications to
Secretary to the Commission
United States International Trade Commission
Washington, DC 20436

U.S. International Trade Commission
Publication 4981 	September 2019
Washington, DC 20436
www.usitc.gov
In the Matter of
CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
AND RADIO FREQUENCY AND
PROCESSING COMPONENTS THEREOF
Investigation No. 337-TA-1065

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
In The Matter of
CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC 	InvestigationNo. 337-TA-1065
DEVICES AND RADIO FREQUENCY AND
PROCESSING COMPONENTS THEREOF
NOTICE OF THE COMMISSION’S FINAL DETERMINATION FINDING NO
VIOLATION OF SECTION 337; TERMINATION OF THE INVESTIGATION
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the
“Commission’°) has determined that no violation of 19 U.S.C. 1337, as amended (“Section 337”),
has been proven in the above-captioned investigation and accordingly no remedial orders shall
be issued, which renders moot any issues of remedy, the public interest, or bonding. The
investigation is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl P. Bretscher, Office of the General
Cotmsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436, ~
telephone (202) 205-2382. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection Withthis
investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to
5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Intemational Trade Commission, 500 E Street,
SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (fj[Qs.'//www.usilc.gov). The
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commissi0n’s Electronic Docket
Information System (“EDIS”) (lips://edisusitc. ggg). Hearing-impaired persons are advised that
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal,
telephone (202) 205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 14, 2017, the Commission instituted this
investigation based on a Complaint and amendment thereto filed by Qualcomm Incorporated of
San Diego, Calif0mia(“Qualcom1n”). 82 FR 37899 (Aug. 14, 2017). The Complaint alleged
that 19 U.S.C. 1337, as amended (“Section 337”), has been violated by Way of importation into
the United States, sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation of
certain mobile electronic devices and radio frequency and processing components thereof that
infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490 (“the ’490 patent”), U.S. Patent No.
8,698,558 (“the ’558 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936 (“the ’936 patent”), U.S. Patent No.
8,838,949 (“the ’949 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 9,608,675 (“the ’675 patent”), and U.S. Patent
No. 8,487,658 (“the ’658 patent”). The notice of investigation named Apple Inc. of Cupertino,

California (“Apple”) as Respondent. The Commission also named the Office of Unfair Import
Investigations (“OUII”) as a party.
The Commission, following Qua1comm’s motions, partially terminated the investigation
with respect to the following claims and patents: all asserted claims ofthe ’658, ‘949, and ’675
patents; claims 1, 20-24, 26, 38, 67, and 68 ofthe ’936 patent; claims 1, 6, and 8-20 ofthe ’558
patent; and claims 1-6, 8, 10, and 16-17 of the ’490 patent. Comm’n Notice (July 17, 2018)
(q_ff’g Order No. 43); Comm’n Notice (May 23, 2018) (afi"’gOrder No. 37); Comm’n Notice
(May 9, 2018) (amending notice of investigation); Comm’n Notice (Apr. 6, 2018) (afi”g Order
No. 34); Comm’n Notice (Mar. 22, 2018) (q[]”g Order No. 24); Comm’n Notice (Sept. 20, 2017)
(q[f’g Order No. 6). The only claims that remain at issue in this investigation are claim 31 of the
’490 patent, claim 7 of the ’558 patent, and claims 19, 25, and 27 of the ’936 patent.
The ALI held an evidentiary hearing from June 19-27, 2018. On September 28, 2018,
the ALJ issued a combined initial determination (“ID”) on violation issues and recommended
determination (“RD”) on remedy, the public interest, and bonding in this investigation. The ID
found a violation of Section 337 due to infringement of the ’490 patent. ID at 197. The ID
found no infringement and hence no violation of Section 337 with respect to the ’558 patent or
the ’936 patent. Id. The ID found that Qualcomm satisfied the technical and economic prongs
of the domestic industry requirement with respect to the ’490 patent, but did not satisfy the
teclmical prong with respect to the ’558 patent or the ’936 patent. Id. The ID also found that it
was not shown by clear and convincing evidence that any asserted claim was invalid. Id. The
ALJ further recommended that no limited exclusion order or cease-and-desist order be issued in
this investigation due to their prospective effects on competitive conditions in the United States,
national security, and other public interest concerns. RD at 199-200. The ALI recommended
that bond be set at zero-percent of entered value during the Presidential review period, if any. Id.
at 20].
Apple and Qualcomm filed their respective petitions for review on October 15, 2018.
The parties, including OUII, filed their respective responses to the petitions on October 23, 2018.
The parties also filed their submissions on the public interest on October 31, 2018. Intel
Corporation, an interested third party, submitted its comments on the public interest on
November 8, 2018.
On December 18, 2018, the Commission determined to review the final ID in part with
respect to certain findings regarding the ’490 patent. 83 FR 64875 (Dec. 18, 2018). The
Commission determined to review the ID’s construction of the term “hold” and its findings on
infringement and the technical prong of domestic industry to the extent they may be affected by
that claim construction. Id at 64876. The Commission further determined to review the ID’s
findings as to whether claim 31 of the ’490 patent is invalid as obvious. Id at 64876-77. The
Commission determined not to review any of the ID’s findings with respect to the ’558 patent,
the ’936 patent, or the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement. Id. at 64876.
In the same notice, the Commission asked the parties to brief issues of remedy, the public
interest, and bonding. Id at 64877. The Commission also invited members of the public and
interested govermnent agencies to comment on the RD’ s findings on the public interest, remedy,
and bonding. Id. The Commission received a number of public interest statements from third
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parties, including but not limited to Intel Corporation; ACT/The App Association; the American
Antitrust Institute; the American Conservative Union; Americans for Limited Government; the
Club for Growth; the Computer and Communications Industry Association; Conservatives for
Property Rights; Frances Brevets; Frontiers of Freedom; Innovation Alliance; Inventors Digest;
IP Europe; Public Knowledge and Open Markets (a joint submission); R Street Institute, the
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Engine Advocacy, and Lincoln Network (a joint submission), er
11].;RED Technologies; TiVo; certain members of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of
Representatives; Hon. Paul Michel, former Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit; and various professors of law or economics.
On March 19, 2019, while Commission review was ongoing, the parties informed the
Commission of ajury verdict in a parallel lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of California, Qualcomm Inc. v. Apple Inc., Case No. 3:17-cv-01375 (S.D. Cal.). See
Letter of D. Oktm to D. Johanson, Chainnan, U.S. International Trade Commission of March 19,
2019 (“Qualcomm Letter”); Respondent Apple Inc.’s Request for Leave to Submit a
Supplemental Response to Question D of the Commission’s Questions on the Public Interest
(“Apple Request”). The jury found that the accused Apple iPhones infringe three Qualcomm
patents. Qualcomm Letter at 1-2. Two of those three patents, the ’490 and ’936 patents, are also
part of this investigation. Id. The jury was not asked to determine, nor did it detennine, whether
any claim of the ’490, ’936, or ’949 patents is invalid as obvious. Id.
In view of the jury’s verdict and damages award, Apple requested leave to supplement its
response to the Co1nmission’s Question D on public interest, as set forth in the Con1mission’s
notice of partial review. See 83 FR at 64877. Qualcomm filed an opposition to Apple’s request.
The Commission has detennined to grant Apple’s request for the limited purpose of
supplementing the record with respect to the jury’s verdict. Neither App1e’snor Qualcomm’s
submissions affect the outcome of this investigation or any issue decided by the Commission.
On review of the submissions from the parties and the public, the prior art, the ID, and
the evidence of record, the Commission has determined: (1) the term “hold” in claim 31 of the
’490 patent means “to prevent data from traveling across the bus, or to store, buffer, or
accumulate data”; and (2) Apple has shown by clear and convincing evidence that claim 31 of
the ’490 patent is invalid as obvious over U.S. Patent No. 9,329,671 (Heinrich) in combination
with U.S. Patent No. 8,160,000 (Balasubramanian), which reflects knowledge in the art.
. The Commission previously declined to review, and therefore adopted, the ID’s finding
that there is no infringement of either of the other two patents asserted in this investigation, the
‘S58 patent or the ’936 patent. 83 FR at 64876. Accordingly, the Commission has concluded
that Complainant has not shown a violation of Section 337 and no remedial orders shall be
issued, which renders moot any issues of remedy, the public interest, or bonding.
The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in Section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210).
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By order of the Commission.

Lisa R. Barton
Secretary to the Commission

Issued: March 26, 2019

CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RADIO 	Inv. No. 337-TA-1065
FREQUENCY AND PROCESSING COMPONENTS
THEREOF
PUBLIC CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Lisa R. Barton, hereby certify that the attached NOTICE has been served upon the
following parties as indicated, on March 26, 2019.
Lisa R. Barton, Secretary
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street, SW, Room 112
Washington, DC 20436
On Behalf of Complainants Qualcornm Incorporated:
S. Alex Lasher, II, Esq.
QUINNN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
1300 I Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
On Behalf of Respondent Agple Inc.:
Lauren A. Degnan
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
1000 Maine Avenue, SW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20024 _
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PUBLIC VERSION
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
In The Matter Of
CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC 	Investigation N0. 337—TA-1065
DEVICES AND RADIO FREQUENCY AND
PROCESSING COMPONENTS THEREOF
COMMISSION OPINION

PUBLIC VERSION
I. INTRODUCTION
This investigation is before the Commission for a final determination on the issues under
review, whether there is a violation of 19 U.S.C. § 1337, as amended (“Section 337”), and, as
appropriate, remedy, the public interest, and bonding. See Comm’n Determination to Review ln
Part a Final Initial Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337, 83 Fed. Reg. 64875 (Dec.
18, 2018). For the reasons set forth below, the Commission has determined the following:
(1) With respect to claim 31 of U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490 (“the ’490 patent”), the
Commission has determined to modify the presiding administrative lawjudge’s (“ALJ’s”)
construction of the claim term “hold” to mean “to prevent data from traveling across the bus or
to store, buffer, or accumulate data.” See Initial Determination and Recommended
Determination (“lD” and “RD,” respectively‘) at 74-75 (Sept. 28, 2018). The modified
construction more accurately denotes the plain and ordinary meaning of the term as used in the
context of the ’490 patent.
(2) The Commission has determined to reverse the ID’s finding that claim 31 of the ’490
patent is not invalid as obvious and finds that Apple has presented clear and convincing evidence
that claim 31 is obvious over U.S. Patent No. 9,329,671 (“Heinrich”) in combination with U.S.
Patent No. 8,160,000 (“Balasubramanian”), where Balasubramanian reflects the knowledge in
the art. The Commission further finds that the alleged long-felt but umnet need for saving power
insmobile devices lacks a sufficient nexus to the claimed invention and is insufficient to
outweigh the evidence of its primafacie obviousness. See ID at 87-96.
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1Specifically, “ID” refers to those portions directed to background and violation issues (pp. 1
114, 197-98), and “RD” refers to those portions directed to the public interest, remedy, and
bonding (pp. 114-197, 198-201). 	,
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PUBLIC VERSION
The Commission previously determined not to review, and therefore adopted, the ID’s
finding that there is no infringement of the other two patents asserted in this investigation, U.S.
Patent Nos. 8,698,558 (“the ’558 patent”) and 8,633,936 (“the ’936 patent”). S3 Fed. Reg. at
64876. Accordingly, the Commission has concluded that Complainant has not shown a violation
of Section 337 and that no remedial orders shall be issued, which renders moot any issues of
remedy, the public interest, or bonding.
II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The Commission instituted the present investigation on August l4, 2017, on a complaint
filed by Qualcomm Incorporated (“Qualcomm”) of San Diego, Califomia. 82 Fed. Reg. 37899
(Aug. 14, 2017). The complaint accused Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) of Cupertino, California, of
violating Section 337 by importing into the United States, selling for importation, or selling in
the United States after importation certain mobile electronic devices and components thereof that
allegedly infringe the asserted claims of the ’490 patent, T558patent, and ’936 patents? The ~
Office of Unfair Import Investigations (“OUII”) was also named a party to this investigation.
The accused products include Apple’s iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus,
and iPhone X smart phones that use certain baseband processor chipsets supplied by Intel
Corporation (“Intel”), a third party to this investigation. ID at 72-73. Each Apple application
processor is connected to an Intel baseband processor by a peripheral component interconnect
express (“PCle") bus. Id.
Qualcomm originally asserted three other patents but later voluntarily withdrew them from the
investigation: U.S. Patent Nos. 8,838,949 (“the ’949 patent”), 9,608,675, and 8,487,658. 83
Fed. Reg. 64875, 6476 (Dec. l8, 2018) (discussing inter alia Comm’n Notice (May 23, 2018),
Comm’n Notice (Sept. 20, 2017)). Those patents are no longer at issue in this investigation.
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On January 24, 2018, the ALJ held a Markman hearing to resolve the parties’ arguments
on the disputed claim terms. On March 5, 2018, the ALJ issued Order N0. 28, which construed
ten terms from four of the asserted patents but not the ’490 patent. '
The AL] held an evidentiary hearing from June 15, 2018, to June 26, 2018. By that time,
Qualcomm had withdrawn certain patents and claims, leaving just claim 31 of the ’490 patent,
claim 7 of the ’558 patent, and claims 19, 25, and 27 of the ’936 patent. ID at 3. On September
29, 2018, the ALJ issued a combined initial determination and recommended determination. The
ID found that Apple infringes asserted claim 31 of the ’490 patent, but does not infringe any
claim of the ’558 or ’936 patents. Id. at 197. The ID found that Qualcomm satisfies the
technical prong ot‘the domestic industry requirement with respect to the ’490 patent but not the
’558 or ’936 patents. Id. The 1Dfurther found that Qualcomm satisfies the economic prong of
domestic industry with respect to all three patents. Id. The ID did not find any of the asserted
claims invalid. Id.
The ID concluded that Apple is violating Section 337 in the importation, sale for
importation, or sale in the United States after importation of mobileielectronic devices that
infringe claim 31 of the ’490 patent. Id. at 197-98. Despite finding a violation of Section 337,
the ID recommended that the Commission decline to issue a limited exclusion order or cease and
desist order because it found that public interest concerns, particularly competitive conditions in
the United States and national security, weighed against issuing any such remedy. RD at 198
200. The RD found that excluding Apple iPhones using Intel baseband processor chipsets would
likely force Intel to exit the market for supplying 4G and next-generation 5G baseband
technologies, leaving Qualcomm as the sole U.S. supplier for baseband processor chipsets in
these critical technological areas. See generally id. at 114-97. The RD also recommended
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PUBLIC VERSION
setting the bond at zero percent of entered value during the period of Presidential review because
Qualcomm does not sell products that directly compete with the accused Apple smart phones.
Id. at 201.
The Commission determined to review the ID in part with respect to certain violation
issues affecting claim construction, infringement, and invalidity of the ’490 patent. 83 Fed. Reg.
at 64876-77. The Commission determined not to review, and thereby adopted, the ID’s findings
of no infringement and hence no Section 337 violation with respect to the ’558 and ’936 patents.
Id. at 64876. The Commission also asked the parties, interested members of the public, and
interested government agencies to address the RD and issues relating to remedy, public interest,
and bonding in the event the Commission were to find a violation of Section 337. Id. at 64877.
The parties filed their initial responses to the Commission’s questions on review on
February 7, 2019.3 On the same date, third-party Intel Corporation filed its own response to the
Commission’s questions on remedy and the public interest.‘ On February 14, 2019, the parties
filed their respective replies to the opposing parties’ submissions.5 The Commission also
received numerous submissions from the public both in support of and in opposition to the RD’s
3See Complainant Qualcomm lncorpoi-ated’s Written Submission Pursuant to the Commission’s
December I2, 2018, Notice (“Qualcomm’s Resp.”); Respondent Apple Inc.’s Written I
Submission Regarding the Commission’s Questions on the Issues Under Review, and on
Remedy, Bonding, and the Public Interest (“Apple’s Resp.”); Brief of the Office of Unfair
Import Investigations on Issues Under Review and on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding
(“OUII’s Resp.”).
4See Statement in Response to the Commission’s Notice of Determination to Review in Part a
Final Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337.
5See Complainant Qualcomm Incorporated’s Reply Submission Pursuant to the Commission’s
December I2, 2018 Notice (“Qualcomm’s Reply”); Respondent Apple Incorporated’s Reply
Submission Regarding the Commission’s Questions Under Review and on Remedy, the Public
Interest, and Bonding (“Apple’s Reply”); Reply Brief of the Office of Unfair Import
Investigations on Issues Under Review and on Remedy, the Public Interest and Bonding
(“OUII’s Reply”). 	"
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PUBLIC VERSION
recommendation that the public interest outweighs issuance of any remedial orders in the event a
violation is found.
On March 19, 2019, while Commission review was ongoing, the parties informed the
Commission of ajury verdict in a parallel lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of California, Qualcomm Inc. v. Apple Inc., Case No. 3:17-cv-01375 (S.D. Cal.).6 See
Letter of D. Okun to D. Johanson, Chairman, U.S. International Trade Commission of March 19,
2019 (“Qualcomm Letter”); Respondent Apple Inc.’s Request for Leave to Submit a
Supplemental Response to Question D of the Commission’s Questions on the Public Interest
(“Apple Request”). The jury found that the accused Apple iPhones infringe three Qualcomm
patents. Qualcomm Letter at 1-2. Two of those three patents, the ’490 and ’936 patents, are also
part of this investigation, as noted above. Id. Qualcomm originally asserted the third patent, the
’949 patent, in this investigation but later withdrew it. See fn. 1, supra. The jury was not asked
to determine, nor did it determine, whether any claim of the ’490, ’936, or ’949 patents is invalid
as obvious. Qualcomm Letter at 2.
In view of thejury’s verdict and damages award, Apple requested leave to supplement its
response to the Commission’s Question D on public interest, as set forth in the Commissi0n’s
notice of partial review. See 83 Fed. Reg. 64875, 64877 (Dec. 18, 2018). Qualcomm filed an
opposition to Apple’s request.7 The Commission has determined to grant Apple’s request for the
limited purpose of supplementing the record with respect to the jury’s verdict. Apple’s
6 Qualcomm filed its complaint in the Southern District of Califomia on July 6, 2017, one day
before it filed its Section 337 complaint in the Commission. Qualcomm Letter at 1-2. Apple did
not exercise its rights under 28 U.S.C. § 1659 to stay the parallel district court litigation. Id.
7 Complainant Qualcomm Incorporated’s Reply to Respondent Apple Inc.’s Request for Leave to
Submit a Supplemental Response to Question D of the Commission’s Questions on the Public
Interest (March 21, 2019).
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PUBLIC VERSION
submission does not affect the outcome of this investigation or any issue decided by the
Commission, for the reasons set forth below.
III. THE ’490 PATENT
The ’49Opatent is directed to techniques for power saving in smart phones, tablets, and
other mobile devices as well as larger networked systems. ’49Opatent at 1:20-35, 6:1-9, 6:33
43, Figs. IA-1C. As shown in Figures 1C and 2 of the ’490 patent, below, a mobile device
includes a mobile device modem (“MDM”) for communicating with a data network. Id. at 6:58
63, 7:19-21, 7:47-52.8 The MDM includes a modem processor (44), which receives and
processes data from the network for transmission to the application processor (34), and further
receives and processes data received from the application processor for uploading to the network
Ia’.at 6:58-63, 7:37-52. The modem processor and application processor exchange data via an
interconnectivity data bus (36). Id. at 6:60-65, 7:14-15, Figs. 1C, 2. Data transmitted from the
network to the modem processor is referred to as “downlink data.” See, e.g., id. at 8:20-23, 9:66
10:4, 10:36-38, 10:46-50, Fig. lC. Data transmitted from the application processor to the
modem processor for transmission to the network is referred to as “uplink data.” See, e.g., id.
The ’49Opatent states that the invention is not limited to any particular wireless transmission
protocol. See ’49Opatent at 7:50-60.
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PUBLIC VERSION
The ’490 patent teaches that as processing and transmission speeds of mobile devices
have increased, mobile devices have required faster interconnectivity buses (36), such as the
aforementioned PCle buses or later generations of universal serial buses (“USB”). Id. at 1:52
56, 6:66-7:3. Faster buses require more power, however, which tends to reduce battery life. Id.
at 1:56-60. As shown in Figure 3, below, each time the modem and application processors
exchange data across the bus, relatively large amounts of power are required to transition the bus
from a low-power sleep state to a high-power active state for transmission, after which the bus
drops back to the low-power sleep state. Id. at 8:6-31, Fig. 1C. If the bus drops back to its sleep
state before the next transmission, power must be expended again to transitionvthe bus back up to
its active state. Id. at 8:27-34. As transmission and processing speeds in mobile devices have
increased, the bus interconnecting the modem and application processors may transition between
power states thousands of times per second, which consumes substantial amounts of power and
reduces battery life. Id. at 8:34-40, Fig. 3.
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The ’490 patent teaches that power can be saved and battery life extended by aggregating
transmissions of downlink and uplink data across the bus, which reduces the number of times the
bus transitions between low and high power states. See, e.g., id. at 1:64-2:15, 5:17-35, 8:41-56,
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9:29-40, 11:54-63, Figs. 5, 7. ln Figure 5, below, the previously separate transmissions of
downlink and uplink data in Figure 3 have been temporarily stored and then synchronized to
form a single data transmission during each time interval, so that the bus transitions from a low
power state to a high power state only once, not twice, per time interval._ Id. at 10:36-45.
Synchronizing data transmissions in this manner saves power by avoiding the second transition
from a low power state to a high power state. Id. at 2:12-l4, 5:32-35, 10:36-45.
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To accomplish this goal, the ’490 patent teaches that the modem processor temporarily
stores and accumulates downlink data on one side of the bus, while the application processor
accumulates uplink data on the other side of the bus. See, e,g., id. at 1:64-22, 2:48-3:_6,4:30-42,
5:l7-35, 9:21-40. ln some embodiments, the modem processor transmits its stored downlink
data to the application processor upon expiration of a modem timer (or “downlink timer”), which
may operate alone or in conjunction with an application timer (or “uplink timer”). Id. After the
modem processor transmits its stored downlink data to the application processor, the modem
processor may “pull” stored uplink data from the application processor, so that the downlink and
iuplink data are transmitted during a single active state of the bus. Id. at 4:30-42, 9:66-10:4.
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Claim 31, the only asserted claim of the ’490 patent and the only claim under review, is
set forth below, with claim terms of interest identified by underlined italics:
31. A mobile terminal comprising:
a modem timer; 	_
a modem processor, the modern processor configured to hold modem
processor to application processor data [i.e., downlink data] until
expiration of the modem timer;
an application processor;
an interconnectivity bus communicatively coupling the application
processor to the modem processor; and
the application processor configured to h_olQapplication processor to
modem processor data [i.e., uplink data] until the modem processor gtglg
data from the application processor after transmission of the modem
processor to application processor [downlink] data,
wherein the modem processor is further configured [to] £11 data from the
application processor after transmission of the modern processor to
application processor [downlink] data and before the interconnectivity bus
transitions from an active power state to a low power state.
’49Opatent at 2 l :4-21 (emphasis added). For the sake of convenience, and consistent with the
patent specification, the term “modem processor to application processor data” will be referred to
as “downlink data,” and “application processor to modem processor data” ‘willbe referred to as
“uplink data.” See, e.g., id. at 8:20-23, 9:66-10:4, 10:36-38, l0:46-50, Figs. 1C, 3, 5.
The parties did not ask the ALI to construe, nor did he sua sponte construe, any terms
from the ’490 patent in the Markman order. ID at 72. Because the parties‘ claims and defenses
1 as“	presented tacit claim construction issues, the ID construed three terms —“ho d, processor,” and
“after” ~ as a predicate to the lD’s infringement analysis. The ID’s constructions follow:
0 “Hold. ” Claim 31 states that each processor is “configured to hold” certain data
until there is a certain triggering event (e.g., expiration of a modem timer). The ID
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construed “hold” to mean “to prevent data from traveling across the bus.” ID at 74-75.
The lD’s construction is under review, as discussed below.
0 “Processor. ” The ID construed “processor” to refer to “the system components
responsible for logic processing, and does not require that all such components reside on
the same chip or package.” lD at 76-77. Under this construction, a “processor” may
include memory devices that are extemal (“off-chip”) to the processor chipset. See id.
0 “After transmission. ” The ID construed “afier transmission” to mean “waiting
until the downlink transmission has started before starting the uplink transmission. The
entirety of the downlink data need not have been transmitted before starting the uplink
transmission.” ID at 80-82. Once the modem processor begins to transmit downlink data
across the bus to the application processor, transmissions of uplink and downlink data
between the two processors across the bus may proceed simultaneously. Id.
A fourth term —“pull” —will be of interest as a predicate to the obviousness analysis later
in this opinion. The parties did not ask the ALJ to construe, nor did he sua sponte construe, the
term “pull” in either the Markman opinion or the ID. The Commission’s understanding of the
term comports with its usage in the ‘490 patent, the ID, and the evidence of record, as discussed
in Part lV(B)(4)(a)(v) of this opinion, infra.
IV. ISSUES UNDER REVIEW
A. Construction Of The Claim Term “Hold”
1. égplicable Claim Construction Law
Section 337 prohibits, inter alia, “the importation into the United States, the sale for
importation, or the sale within the United States after importation . . . of articles that infringe a
valid and enforceable United States patent . . . .” 19 U.S.C. § l337(a)(l)(B). Infringement is
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found where an accused product or process practices each and every limitation of a patent claim,
either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents. Cross Medical Products, Inc. v. Medtronic
Sofamor Danek, 1nc., 424 F.3d 1293, 1310-11 (Fed. Cir. 2005). The first step of an infringement
analysis is to construe, or interpret, the disputed terms in the asserted patent claims. SafeTCare
1l4fg.,Inc. v. Tele-Made, Inc., 497 F.3d 1262, 1268 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (citing Cybor Corp. v. FAS
Techns., Inc., 138 F.3d 1448, 1454 (Fed. Cir. 1998) (en banc)). The second step is to compare
the properly construed claim to the allegedly infringing product or process. Id.
Claim tenns are normally construed according to their ordinary and customary meaning
in the art, “which is ‘the meaning that the term would have to a person of ordinary skill in the art
in question at the time of the invention.’” Continental Circuits LLC v. Intel C0rp., 915 F.3d 788,
796 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (quoting Phillips v. AWH, 415 F.3d 1303, 1312-13 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en
banc)). The Federal Circuit has explained:
In some cases, the ordinary meaning of claim language as understood by a person
of skill in the art may be readily apparent even to lay judges, and claim
construction in such cases involves little more than the application of the widely
accepted meaning of commonly understood words. See Brown v. 3M, 265 F.3d
1349, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (holding that the claims did “not require elaborate
interpretation”). ln such circumstances, general purpose dictionaries may be
helpful.
Phillips, 415 F.3d at 1314. Where a claim term has a specialized meaning, however, it is
necessary to determine what a person skilled in the art would have understood the disputed claim
language to mean. Id.
The Commission should look primarily to intrinsic sources, i.e., the language of the
claims themselves, the remainder of the specification (of which the claims are a part), and the
patent’s prosecution history, to determine the meaning of a claim term and whether the inventor
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used it in an idiosyncratic manner. Id; Continental Circuits, 915 F.3d at 796. The Federal
Circuit has described the roles of the claims and specification as follows:
From this list of sources, “the claims themselves provide substantial guidance as
to the meaning of particular claim terms.” [Phillips, 415 F.3d at 1314]. However,
the claims “do not stand alone.” Id. at 1315. They are part of “‘a fully integrated
written instrument,’ consisting principally of a specification that concludes with
the claims,” and must therefore “be read in view of the specification.” Id.
(quoting Markman v. WestviewInstruments, lnc., 52 F.3d 967, 978-79 (Fed. Cir.
1995) [, afl"’d,517 U.S. 370 (l996)]). Accordingly, the specification “is always
highly relevant to the claim construction analysis. Usually, it is dispositive; it is
the single best guide to the meaning of a disputed term.” Id. (quoting Vitronics
Corp.-v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1582 (Fed. Cir. 1996)).
Continental Circuits, 915 F.3d at 796. The specification may also indicate whether the inventor
intended to give a special meaning to a claim term that differs from its original meaning or to
disclaim or disavow some measure of claim scope. Id. (discussing Phillips, 415 F.3d at 1316).
As a general rule, embodiments or examples in the specification may shed light on the meaning
of claim terms, but they should not be read into the claims as l_imitationswhere they are not
necessary. See id. at 797-98. 	'
The Commission should also consider the patent’s prosecution history, where it is in
evidence, as it provides contemporaneous evidence as to how the inventor and the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office (“PTO”) understood the term. Id. at 796. The prosecution history,
however, generally lacks the clarity of the specification and is often less useful for claim
construction purposes because it reflects an ongoing negotiation between the inventor and the
PTO rather than the final product of that negotiation. Id.
In addition to this body of intrinsic evidence, the Commission may look to extrinsic
evidence, such as expert and inventor testimony, dictionaries, learned treatises, and other
evidence external to the patent and its prosecution history, to discern the scope and meaning of a
claim term. Id. at 799. Extrinsic evidence may also be useful in understanding relevant
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scientific principles, the meaning of technical terms, and the state of the art. Id. at 796. Extrinsic
evidence, however, is generally regarded as less reliable than intrinsic evidence and carmot be
used to override the meaning of claim terms provided by the intrinsic evidence. Id. at 799. “The
construction that stays true to the claim language and most naturally aligns with the patent’s
description of the invention will be, in the end, the correct construction.” Phillips, 415 F.3d at
1316 (quotes omitted).
2. The ID
The AL] found that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have “a Master’s degree in
Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science plus at least two years of
relevant experience with multi-processor systems, or a Bachelor’s degree in one of those fields
plus at least four years of relevant experience.” ID at 72, citing Order No. 28 (Markman Order)
at 7-9 (March 5, 2018). The A/-[arkmanOrder further stated that “‘[r]elevant experience,’ in the
context of the asserted patents, refers to experience with mobile device architecture as well as . . .
multi-processor systems.” Id. at 8-9. No party is contesting this description of the education and
experience ofa person of ordinary skill in the art.
Claim 31 of the ’490 patent states that the modem and application processors are each
“configured to hold” downlink or uplink data, respectively, until there is a certain triggering
event, such as the expiration of a modem timer or transmission of downlink data, respectively.
’490 patent at 21:6-8, 12-14. The ID construed “hold” to mean “to prevent data from traveling
across the bus.” ID at 74-75. The ID found this construction is supported by the specification,
which uses “‘hold’ as a synonym for ‘accumulate. Id. at 75 (citing, e.g., ’490 patent at 2:12
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In so holding, the ID rejected Apple’s construction of “hold” to mean “to store, buffer, or
accumulate data” because Apple had argued that the data must be stored in a memory integral to
the processor. Id. The lD then noted that “[n]othing in the specification teaches that a specific
type of storage must be used to practice the invention.” Id.; see also id. at 76-77 (construing
“processor” without limitation as to where the storage medium is located). The ID also found
that Apple’s construction would exclude a preferred embodiment. Id. at 75.
3. Commission Analysis
The Commission determined to review the lD’s construction of “hold,” and asked the
parties to consider whether the term could cover both constructions proposed by the parties. See
83 Fed. Reg. at 64876. Qualcomm argued that construing “hold” to mean “prevent . . . gt store
buffer, or accumulate” may be acceptable, but construing it to mean “prevent . . . Q store . . . ”
would make it ambiguous, as it could be read to mean the data did not need to be stored on one
side of the bus until the appropriate triggering event. Apple, on the other hand, argued that
regardless of whether “hold” is construed to mean “prevent” and/or “store,” it should be
interpreted to mean the data must be stored intemally in the processor.9 OUII supported the ID’s
“prevent” construction and stated that a construction that includes both meanings, while not
necessarily wrong, was unnecessary, as it would not resolve the issues in dispute.
Having reviewed the parties’ submissions, the ID, and the evidence of record, the
Commission has determined to modify the construction of “hold” to mean “prevent data from
traveling across the bus or to store, buffer, or accumulate data.” This modified construction
naturally aligns with the ordinary meaning of “hold,” which may mean either to “prevent” (e.g.,
9 Apple argues it would avoid infringement under its proposed construction, as the Intel modem
processors use external DRAM memory, [ 	].
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to “hold” a door open to prevent it from closing) or to store, buffer, or accumulate (e.g., to
“hold” water in a container). The Commission finds its construction is also consistent with the
specification, which often describes data as being “held by” or “held at” a particular processor. '0
See, e.g., ’490 patent at 2:l2-15 (“holding or accumulating the data at a source processor”),
Abstract, 2:4-6, 5:23-26 (“data held by” a processor), 2:50-52, 2:56-62 (each processor is
“configured to hold” certain data), 4:26-29 (“The method further comprises holding [dovmlink]
data at the modem processor . . . ”), 5:32-35 (“By holding or accumulating the data at a source
processor . . .”), 9:29-32, 9:59-63, 11:3-6, 13:6-12 (data “held at” a processor). “Held by” could
refer to either “prevent” or “store,” whereas “held at” is more consistent with “store” or
“accumulate,” without requiring any additional step to stop data from being transmitted across
the bus. See, e.g., id. at 2:12-15, 4:26-29, 5:32-35, 9:29-32, 9:59-63, 11:3-6, l3:6-12.
Further, construing “hold” as “prevent . . . Q store . . . ” doesinot introduce any
ambiguity as to whether data must be stored until the appropriate triggering event, as Qualcomm
argued. Claim 31 expressly states that the modem processor and application processor are each
configured to “hold” (i.e., store or prevent transmission of) certain data “until expiration of the
modem timer” or “until the modem processor pulls data from the application processor . . . ,”
respectively. ’490 patent at 21 :6-8, 12-14 (emphasis added). As for Apple’s argument that
“hold” should be construed to require that data be stored intemally in the processor, this position
has already been considered and rejected as part of the construction of the term “processor,” as
discussed above. See ID at 76-77. The Commission has already determined not to review, and
has thereby adopted; the ID’s construction of that term. See 83 Fed. Reg. at 64876.
Neither the parties nor the lD identified any remarks or amendments from the prosecution
history of the ’490 patent that are relevant to construction of the term “hold.”
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For the reasons given above, the Commission construes “hold” to mean to “prevent data
from traveling across the bus or to store, buffer, or accumulate data.” Given that this
construction is relatively broader than the lD’s construction, modifying the construction of
“hold” in this manner does not upset the 1D’s infringement and the technical prong
determinations. See ID at 77-87. Accordingly, the Commission adopts the ID’s findingsithat
Apple infringes claim 31 and Qualcomm practices that claim, if that claim is valid. See id.
B. Whether Claim 31 Of The ’490 Patent Is Invalid As Obvious
1. Applicable Obviousness Law
A patent claim is invalid “if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior
art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective
filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the
claimed invention pertains.” 35 U.S.C. § 103 (post-America lnvents Act). Obviousness is a
question of law that is based on underlying facts and must be proven by clear and convincing
evidence. Intercontinental Great Brands LLC v. Kellogg North America C0., 869 F.3d 1336,
1343-44 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (affirming summaryjudgment of obviousness).
The underlying factual inquiries for obviousness, known as the Graham factors, include:
(1) the scope and content of the prior art; (2) differences between the prior art and the claimed
invention; (3) the level of ordinary skill in the pertinent art (the field of the invention); and (4)
any relevant objective evidence of nonobviousness, such as commercial success of the invention,
long-felt but unmet need, industry praise, or copying. ZUP, LLC v. Nash Mfg, 1nc., 896 F.3d
1365, 1371, 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2018), cert. denied, No. 18-823, 2019 WL 659872 (U.S. Feb. 19,
2019) (citing Graham v. John Deere C0., 383 U.S. 1, l7-18 (1966)). A party challenging
validity must also show that a person skilled in the art had a motivation to combine the pieces of
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prior art in the way that was eventually claimed in the patent at issue, and that such a skilled
artisan would have had a reasonable expectation of success in doing so. KISRInt’! C0. v. Teleflex
[nc., 550 U.S. 398, 421, 427 (2007)); Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1343.
Accordingly, an obviousness analysis, unlike anticipation, is not limited to “the express
and inherent teachings of a single prior art reference,” but “reaches beyond the prior art reference
and takes into account other considerations such as the level of ordinary skill in the art and any
objective indicia of nonobviousness.” Vivint,Inc. v. Alarm.c0m, Inc., 741 Fed. Appx. 786, 791
92 (Fed. Cir. July 26, 2018) (unpublished) (citing Cohesive Techns., Inc. v. Waters C0rp., 543
F.3d 1351, 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2008)). Obviousnessjurisprudence directs the Commission to
employ an “expansive and flexible approach” when reviewing the evidence of record rather than
limiting itself to a “rigid approach . . . based on disclosures of individual prior-art references[.]”
Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344 (citing inter alia IQSR,550 U.S. at 415, 419-22).
The Federal Circuit has described these considerations as follows:
“ln KSR, the Supreme Court criticized a rigid approach to determining obviousness
based on the disclosures of individual prior-art references, With little recoLn'seto the
knowledge, creativity, and common sense that an ordinarily skilled artisan would
have brought to bear when considering combinations or modifications.” [Randall
Mg. v. Rea, 733 F.3d 1355, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2013)]. “[T]he Court required an
analysis that reads the prior art in context, taking account of ‘demands known to the
design community,’ ‘the background knowledge possessed by a person having
ordinary skill in the art,’ and ‘the inferences and creative steps that a person of
ordinary skill in the art would employ.”’ Id. (quoting KSR, 550 U.S. at 418, 127 S.
Ct. 1727). A “court must ask whether the [claimed] improvement is more than the
predictable use” —a “predictable variation” —“of prior art elements according to
their established functions,” considering whether more is involved than “the simple
substitution of one known element for another or the mere application of a known
technique to a piece of prior art ready for the improvement.” KSR, 550 U.S. at 417,
127 S. Ct. 1727. “[1]fa technique has been used to improve one device, and a
person of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that it would improve similar
devices in the same Way, using the technique is obvious unless its actual application
is beyond his or her skill.” Id. at 417, 127 S. Ct. 1727. The court should consider a
range of real-world facts to detennine “Whetherthere was an apparent reason to
combine the known elements in the fashion claimed by the patent at issue.” Id. at
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418, 127 S. Ct. 1727; see id. (“[l]t can be important to identify a reason that would
have prompted a person ofordinary skill in the relevant field to combine the
elements in the way the claimed new invention does.”). “One of the ways in which
a patent’s subject matter can be proved obvious is by noting that there existed at the
time of invention a known problem for which there was an obvious solution
encompassed by the patent’s claims.” Id. at 419-20, 127 S. Ct. 1727.
Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344.
A motivation to combine prior art may be found, for example, “[w]hen there is a design
need or market pressure to solve a problem and there are a finite number of identified,
predictable solutions, a person of ordinary skill has good reason to pursue the known options
within his or her technical grasp. If this leads to the anticipated success, [the invention] is likely
the product not of innovation but of ordinary skill and common sense,” and “the fact that a
combination was obvious to try might show it was obvious under § l03.” KSR, 550 U.S. at 421.
“A motivation to combine may be found explicitly or implicitly in market forces; design
incentives; the interrelated teachings of multiple patents; any need or problem known in the field
ofendeavor at the time of invention and addressed by the patent; and the background knowledge,
creativity, and common sense of the person of ordinary skill.” RealTime Data, ILLCv. Iancu,
912 F.3d 1368, 1373-74 (Fed. Cir. 2019) (quotes omitted) (citing ZUP, 896 F.3d at 1371).
When a patent is challenged for obviousness, the patentee may present objective evidence
(also called secondary considerations) of nonobviousness, such as a long-felt but unmet need for
the invention, its commercial success, failure of others, unexpected results, or copying. See
ZUP, 896 F.3d at 1374. When objective evidence of nonobviousness is presented, it must be
considered with all other Graham factors before making a determination of obviousness. Apple
Inc. v. Int’l Trade Comm ‘n, 725 F.3d 1356, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2013); Transocean Oflshore
Deepwater Drilling, Inc. v. Maersk Drilling USA,Inc., 699 F.3d 1340, 1348-49 (Fed. Cir. 2012).
This is because “evidence of secondary considerations may often be the most probative and
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cogent evidence in the record,” as it may “establish that an invention appearing to have been
obvious in light of the prior art was not.” Transocean, 699 F.3d at 1349.
Yet even when objective indicia are present and given “fair weight,” they do not always
“dislodge” a determination that a claim was obvious. Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at
1346 (citing inter alia KSR, 550 U.S. at 426). “[W]here a claimed invention represents no more
than the predictable use of prior art elements according to established fimctions, as here,
evidence of secondary indicia are frequently deemed inadequate to establish non-obviousness.”
Ohio Willow Wood C0. v. Alps S., LLC, 735 F.3d 1333, 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2013). Evidence of
secondary considerations of nonobviousness is relevant only if the patentee demonstrates a nexus
between the alleged secondary considerations and the merits of the invention. Bosch Automotive
Service Solutions, LLC v. Matal, 878 F.3d 1027, 1038 (Fed. Cir. 2017); In re Huai-Hung Kao,
639 F.3d 1057, 1068 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (when secondary considerations “actually result from
something other than what is both claimed and novel in the claim, there is no nexus to the merits
of the claimed invention”). Also, when the differences between the prior art and the claimed
invention are minimal, courts have found the alleged long-felt need was not unsolved. ZUP, 896
F.3d at l374 (“[W]herethe differences between the prior art and the claimed invention are as
minimal as they are here, however, it cannot be said that any long-felt need was unsolved.”
(quotes omitted)). Consequently, “a strong showing of obviousness may stand even in the face
of considerable evidence of secondary considerations.” Id. (quotes omitted).
2. The Prior Art at Issue
a. Heinrich (U.S. Patent N0. 9329.671)
The Heinrich patent (RX-1146) is directed to saving power and extending battery life in
cell phones, tablets, and other mobile devices by scheduling certain interprocessor
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communications (“IPC”) to coincide with the awake state of at least one of the processors, such
as the application processor in the preferred embodiment. Heinrich at Abstract,.l:l1-23, 1:40
42, 1:54-2:54, 4:6-15, 4:21-23, 5:18-39. “IPC activities” refer to communications between the
modem and application processors (and thus across the IPC bus), which can convey various p
types of information, such as control information, data, logging information, or file system
information, spread across several communication chamels. Id. at 1:40-53, 4:65-5:17; Hr’g Tr.
(Baker) at 1387:13-16 (Dr. Jacob Baker was an expert witness for Qualcomm). .
Figure 1 of Heinrich, reproduced below, depicts a basic, well-known architecture of a cell
phone or mobile device, comprising a baseband (or modem) processor and application processor
interconnected by an IPC bus. Heinrich at 1:23-45, 4:18-50; Hr’g Tr. (Baker) at 1385118-138611.
The modem processor exchanges data with a radio network and transmits such data via the IPC
bus to the application processor for further processing. 1d. at 1:24-39, 4:30-36. The application
processor runs various applications and, as necessary, transmits data via the [PC bus to the
modem processor for transmission to the network. Id. at 1:24-39, 4:36-43.
PL02
106 APPLICATIONPROCESSOR
1 10 	TELEPHONY
BASEBAND 	MANAGER 	FLASH
PROCESSOR 	1	RADIO 	IPC _ _ _ _ _ _
NEMORK 	SCHEDULER
104 108 116 118
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Heinrich teaches that each processor may operate in a plurality of modes, including an
awake mode and a sleep mode. Id. at 1:54-55, 5:18-19. For example, when an application
processor is in an “awake mode,” it can"process [PC activities it receives from the modem
processor. Id. at 1:54-57, 5:19-22. When a11application processor is in a sleep mode, it cannot
store or process IPC activities, but it consumes less power. Id. at 1:58-62, 5:22-26. When no
IPC activities are being communicated between the processors (i.e., across the bus), the
application processor may be configured to operate in a sleep mode to save power. Id. at 1:62
65, 5:27-30. Whenever a quantum of data is transmitted over the’bus from the modem processor,
the application processor must be woken up (if it is not awake already) to process the transmitted
data. Id. at 1:65-2:5, 5:30-37. According to Heinrich, a processor may consume 50 times more
power when it is awake than asleep, so power usage can be reduced by minimizing the number
of times a processor must be woken up to receive and process data. Id. at 2:5-8, 5:37-39.
“[O]verall power consumption associated with IPC activities,” Heinrich further explains,
“is dominated by latency [i.e., the time required for a processor to exit or enter its sleep state],
not by the actual processing of information sent over the IPC.” Id at 3:29-33, 4:12-15; Hr’g Tr.
(Baker) at 1404:12-l405:l4. For example, even though an application processor may require
only a few milliseconds to process a certain quantum of data, the application processor may be
awake for total period of about two seconds due to the latencies, or delays, in changing power
states. Id at 3:32-34, 5:57-6:35, Fig. 2. The amount of-current the processor uses may soar,
from about 5 mA (milliamps) to 200 mA, during the time the processor is awake. Id. at 6:23-41.
As a result, substantial power is consumed if the processor is frequently woken from its sleep
mode to process incoming data and then allowed to reenter its sleep mode before the next
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quantum of data arrives, due to the long delays and substantial increase in current use between
the time a processor is woken up and the time it returns to a sleep mode. Id. at 7: 1-7.
Heinrich teaches that the magnitude of the latency a processor needs to exit or enter its
sleep mode depends in part on the latency ofthe IPC bus. Id. at 3:32-45, 4:44-50, 6:11-17. For
example, if logging information is sent every second over a USB bus, which has a latency of
about one second before it reenters its sleep mode, then the USB bus would remain in its active
mode. Id. at 3:37-40, 11:35-40. As a result, the application processor would not have the time to
reenter its sleep mode after processing the logging information before it received the next piece
of logging information in the next IPC activity. Id. at 11:40-45. Delaying and aggregating non
real-time-sensitive IPC activities, including logging information, enables the application
processor to enter a sleep mode and thereby reduces its power consumption. Id. at 11:45-52.
In light of the latencies, Heinrich teaches that power can be saved by aggregating and
synchronizing data transmissions across the IPC bus to coincide with the awake state of the
receiving processor (typically the application processor). Id. at 2:12-54, 8:21-49, 11:45-52. For
example, Heinrich teaches that the modem processor can identify which of a plurality of IPC
activities are not sensitive to real-time processing,“ store and aggregate the non-real-time
sensitive IPC activities, and then transmit the IPC activities as a group during a single awake
state of the application processor. Id. at 2:20-33, 2:42-54, 3:1-11, 8:21-36. When the application
processor is awake, it will process and transmit any uplink data to the modem processor during
the same active state. See id. at 2:12-20, 2:33-42, 1:54-57, 3:50-4:5. In this manner, power
'1 Real-time-sensitive data is transmitted immediately and not held. Id. at 8:16-20.
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consumption by the application processor is reduced by lowering the number of times that the
processor enters and exits its sleep mode.” Id. at 4:6-15, 7: 16-19, 7:34-64, 8:37-55.
Although most of the embodiments in Heinrich describe the modem processor as the
storing and sending processor and the application processor as the receiving processor, Heinrich
teaches that the same power-saving technique can be used when the application processor is the
sending processor and the modem processor is the receiving processor. Id. at 12:47-59. In the
latter case, non-real-time-sensitive IPC activities may be stored on the application processor and
sent as a group the modem processor. Id. Heinrich also suggests that IPC activities may be
scheduled “in both directions between the processors,” but it does not provide details on that
kind of operation. See id. at 7:19-21.
Heinrich teaches that the identification and scheduling of non-real-time-sensitive IPC
activities are controlled by one or more schedulers. Id. at 7:8-27, 7:65-8:32, Figs. 1, 3. In the
preferred embodiment in Figure 1, supra, the scheduler is a sofiware or hardware module on the
modem processor that controls IPC transmissions from the modem processor to the application
processor to reduce the number of times the application processor enters and exits a sleep state.
Id. at 7:8-18, 21-23, 12:47-49, Fig. 1. IPC activities from the application processor to the
modem processor may be controlled by a separate scheduler on the application processor or by
the same scheduler on the modem processor, according to Heinrich. Id. at 7:19-27, 12:52-64.
As noted above, Heinrich also state that “the [same] scheduler 120 may control the scheduling of
12Heinrich teaches that delaying and storing IPC activities in this manner has the added benefit
of allowing IPC activities to be updated and redundancies removed before they are transmitted to
the application processor. This may reduce the overall number of IPC activities that are
transmitted to the processor, which further reduces power consumption. Heinrich at 10:44-67.
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IPC activities in both directions between the processors 104 and 106,” but it does not provide
details on that kind of operation. Id. at 7:19-21, Fig. 1.
Heinrich also teaches that a scheduler may associate each stored IPC activity with a “lazy
timer,” which will fire either by a given deadline or when a determination has been made that the
application processor is awake. Id. at 9:1-1 1, 22-29. When one lazy timer fires, all timers fire at
the same time, so that all IPC activities stored on the modem processor are transmitted to the
application processor during the same active state. Id. at 9:11-21.
Heinrich discloses‘a variety of methods by which the scheduler can detennine when the
application processor (or other receiving processor) is awake. In one example, the scheduler
may rely on power state changes in the IPC interface (bus) to determine when the application
processor is awake. la’.at 9:50-67; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 28, 429, 437 (an interface
is another term for bus). l3 By delaying, aggregating, and transmitting IPC data when the
application processor is awake, Heinrich reduces the number of times the application processor
must be woken up, which reduces the length of time it spends in an active state (by reducing
unnecessary latency periods), thereby saving power and extending battery life in a cell phone or
other mobile device. Id. at 4:6-15, 7:16-19, 7:34-64, 8:21-55, 11:45-52.
'3 RX-7C is the Direct Testimony Witness Statement of Sudhakar Yalamanchili, Ph.D. See
Order No. 1 (Ground Rules) (Aug. 22, 2017) (Ground Rule 14.3 discusses witness statements).
Dr. Yalamanchili was an expert witness for Apple.
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b. Balasubramanian (U.S. Patent N0. 8.160.000)
The Balasubramanian patent (RX-106) discloses techniques to save power and extend
battery life in a cell phone, tablet, or other mobile device by storing and aggregating data packets
while the device or component thereof (e.g., a transceiver) is in a “suspended” (or sleep) state,
and then transmitting the stored data packets during a single “wake” (or active) state of the
device or component. Balasubramanian at Abstract, 1:27-39, 1:52-2:2, 2:55-67, 4:24-29, 5:47
61, 7:4-19, 14:49-63. Figure 1, below, depicts the basic architecture of a preferred embodiment
in Balasubramanian:
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Balasubramanian explains that power savings are achievable because transceivers or
other components are subject to a “delay period,” or “lag time” (or “latency”|in Heinrich). Id. at
14:54-63. A transceiver, for example, may be awake for only about 5-10 milliseconds out of a
60 millisecond delay period. Id. “Waking” the transceiver less often to transmit or receive data
not only reduces the number of times it must transition between active and sleep states, but it
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also avoids the extended “lag time” associated with turning the transceiver on and off each time.
This means the transceiver can spend longer periods of time asleep, when it consumes much less
power, than it would if it were woken up every 10 or 20 milliseconds to receive or transmit a
new packet ofdata. Id. at 5:47-61, 14:49-67.
In a preferred embodiment, Balasubramanian teaches that to reduce the number of times
the transceiver must be woken up, packets of data are “queued” (i.e., buffered or stored) on the
cell phone or a network access point, or both, while the transceiver is in a sleep state. Id. at 1:53
2:2, 2:55-59, 5:47-51, 5:62-6:10. “Queuing of packets may comprise, for example, simply
storing the packets in some manner and/or referencing where the packet information was stored
when it was generated, copied or moved.” Id. at 6:43-46. Packets may be queued “for
configurable amount of time,” for example, or by a “configurable number of packets.” Id. at
1:67-2:2, 2:55-67, 6:47-53, 9:4-9. In the former case, “once the configurable amount of time has
elapsed,” as determined by a timer for example, the transceiver will transition from a sleep state
to a wake state to transmit and/or receive the queued data packets as a group during a single
wake state.. Id. at 2:55-69, 5:51-54, 6:1-10, 6:55-67, 9:29-36.
Balasubramanian also teaches that once the transceiver is awake and transmits stored data
to the network, the network interface may send any queued downlink data in close succession to
the transceiver during the same wake state, using receipt of the uplink data to trigger
transmission of any stored downlink packets. See, e.g., id. at 6:5-15, 6:55-7:8. “Alternatively,
the transceiver [] may send a message to the network interface [] requesting transmission of all
queued packets” after the transceiver has transmitted data to the interface. Id. at 7:8-13; see also
id. at 6:15-19 (“Conversely, in response to a request from the transceiver [] or some other
indication, the network interface [] may send any of its queued downlink packets to the
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transceiver [] in close succession over the communication link []”). Also, the network interface
may transmit stored downlink data first, followed by transmission of stored uplink data from the
transceiver. See id. at 6:5-15, Fig. 2. After the data transmissions have been completed, the
transceiver may transition back to its sleep state to conserve power. Id. at 7:14-19.
The wake and sleep states of the transceiver or other components are controlled by a state
controller. Id. at 5:10-46, 8:41-9:3. For example, the data transmitting components may be put
into a power saving mode while the data receiving components are kept in an active mode so that
downlink traffic from the network is not lost. Id. at 5:4-9. Altematively, both the transmit and
receive components of the mobile device may be placed in a “power save mode” at designated
time periods, or they may be independently transitioned between active and power save modes to
save power, depending on the application. Id. at 4:63-5:9.
3. 	Ihl
The ID found that Apple failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that claim 31
of the ’490 patent is invalid as obvious over Heinrich in combination with Balasubramanian. ID
at 87. Although Heinrich discloses delaying and grouping non-real-time sensitive IPC activities
in at least one processor to save power, the ID found that Heinrich does not disclose
synchronizing data transmissions in both directions across a bus, as required by claim 31. Id. at
89-90. The ID also found that Heinrich does not teach that the modem processor “pulls” data
from the application processor after the modem processor has pushed its stored downlink data to
the application processor. Id. Heinrich, the [D found, also does not disclose exchanging stored
downlink and uplink data between the processors “before the interconnectivity bus transitions
from an active power state to a low power state,” as required by claim 31. Id.
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The ID similarly found that even though Balasubramanian teaches that power can be
saved by grouping and transmitting data packets to and from a transceiver during a single wake
state, “Balasubramanian is not directed to inter-processor communications within a mobile
device terminal and thus does not disclose any of the claim 31 limitations.” Id at 90. The ID
also found that Balasubramanian “instructs away against delaying data or using reduced power
states at the modem-to-application processor level” because those components, unlike the
transceiver, remain awake and active. Id. (citing Balasubramanian at 5:16-29, Figs. 9-10). The
ID also found that Balasubramanian does not disclose a transmission scheme “wherein a
component will ‘pull data’ from a remote location only ‘after transmission’ of its source data.”
Id. at 91 (citing Balasubramanian at 7:4-1 l). Balasubramanian also does not teach that the wired
or wireless WiFi link between the transceiver or network interface experiences any reduced or
low power states, according to the ID. Id. at 90-91.
The ID also found that Apple failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a
person skilled in the art would have been motivated to combine Heinrich with Balasubramanian
to produce the claimed invention. Id. at 91-92. Heinrich, the ID explained, saves power by
grouping and delaying certain non-real-time-sensitive IPC activities in order to keep the remote
processor (e.g., the application processor) in a low power state as long as possible, whereas
Balasubramanian saves power by turning off the radio transceiver or mobile device when they
are not sending or receiving data to or from the network. Id. at 92. Neither reference teaches
that power can be saved by minimizing the number of power state transitions experienced by the
bus connecting the two processors. Id.
Moreover, the ID found that Heinrich and Balasubramanian cannot be combined because
their power goals differ from each other and that of the ’490 patent. Id. at 92-93. Heinrich,
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according to the ID, is directed to saving power by avoiding unnecessary latencies in the
processor, not the bus. Id. The lD also found that Heinrich and Balasubramanian “are in
different, dissimilar fields” of IPC and voice over Intemet-protocols (“VolP”), respectively. Id.
Neither reference teaches that IPC techniques are applicable to VolP or vice versa, the ID found.
Id. The ID funher concluded that a person skilled in the art would not have been motivated to
modify Heinrich’s “push-only system’?to “pushes . . . coupled with pulls” because it would have
increased demands on the application processor and risked the “significant” power savings that
Heinrich purportedly achieved. Id. at 93-94.
The ID then.turned to Qualcomm’s evidence of secondary considerations of
nonobviousness. ID at 94-96. The ID found that Qualcomm has shown “a long-standing need in
the art for technologies that provide power savings and improve the battery life for mobile
devices,” which was met by purportedly “significant device power savings” of approximately 8
10% achieved by the invention of the ’490 patent. Id. at 95. This evidence, the ID concluded,
supported a finding of nonobviousness. Id. at 95-96. The ID, however, found insufficient
evidence to support Qualcomnfs claims of corrunercial success, industry praise, licensing,
copying, or a nexus connecting those alleged benefits to the invention. Id. at 94-95.
4. Commission Analysis
The Commission determined to review the ID’s finding that claim 31 was not obvious
over Heinrich in combination with Balasubramanian. 83 Fed. Reg. at 64876-77. The parties do
not dispute that Heinrich and Balasubramanian are prior art with respect to the ’490 patent or the
level of ordinary skill in the art. 14 See RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 24, 304-06, 320-22.
Their disputes focus instead on the differences between the prior art and the claimed invention,
‘4See ID at 72 (citing Order No. 28 (Markman Order) at 7-9), discussed at p. I5, supra.
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the motivation to combine those references, secondary considerations of nonobviousness, and
whether, in light of these factors, claim 31 is invalid as obvious. Having reviewed the prior art,
the parties’ submissions, the ID, and other evidence of record, the Commission has concluded
that Apple has proven by clear and convincing evidence that claim 31 of the ’490 patent is
invalid as obvious over Heinrich in combination with Balasubramanian, where Balasubramanian
reflects the knowledge in the art.
a. Differences Between the Prior Art and Claim 31
i. A modem processor, an application processor, a bus
interconnecting the two processors, and a modem timer
Claim 31 requires, inter alia, the following hardware components: “A mobile terminal
comprising: a modem timer; a modem processor . . . ; an application processor; [and] an
interconnectivity bus communicatively coupling the application processor to the modem
processor . . . .” See ’490 patent at 21 :4-11. The ’490 patent does not claim to have invented any
new type of processor, bus, or timer or any new operation of any such component. RX-7C ~
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 30-35, 37-38, 42-43, 50-51, 65-66, 73; Hr’g Tr. (Krishna) at 660:1
66211, 663117-669113."
All of these components are expressly disclosed in Heinrich and arranged in the same
manner in which they are disclosed and claimed in the ’490 patent. See Heinrich at 1:29-45,
3:32-43, 4:23-50, Fig. l to ’490 patent at 7:4-l 8, Fig. 2; Hr’g Tr. (Baker) at 1385:lO-l386:l9.
Heinrich refers to communications between the two processors across the bus as “IPC activities.”
Id. at 1:40-51, 4:65-5:17. Although Balasubramanian does not explicitly disclose a modem
processor, application processor, or bus, Balasubramanian, like Heinrich, is expressly directed to
'5 Dr. Murali Krishna was one of Qualcomm’s fact witnesses.
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saving power and extending battery life in smart phones, cell phones, and other mobile devices.
Balasubramanian at 2:55-59, 4:24-29, Fig. 1. Balasubramanian also teaches that a mobile
device, such as a cell phone, may include multiple processors to perform the ftmctions of
“generating [data] packets,” “queuing and assembling packets,” or “transmitting and receiving
packets.” Balasubramanian at 17:39-48, 18:21-36, Fig. 10. _
Heinrich also teaches that the scheduler in the modem processor may associate each
stored IPC activity with a “lazy timer,” which will fire either by a given deadline or when a
determination is made that the application processor is awake. Id. at 9:1-1 1, 22-29. A processor
may have multiple lazy timers. When one lazy timer fires, all timers fire at the same time, so
that all stored IPC activities are transmitted across the bus to the application processor during the
same awake mode. Id.’at 9:11-21. Persons skilled in the art also knew of countdown timers, and
that two processors could be controlled by either a single timer or separate timers. RX—7C
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 63-64. Balasubramanian, for example, teaches that data may be held
for a “configurable amount [of] time,” which may be measured by a “timer.” Balasubramanian
at 9:4-9. The ’490 patent does not claim to have invented a new kind of timer. RX-7C
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 65-66.
ii. Completing interprocessor data transmissions “before the
interconnectivity bus transitions from an active power state
to a low power state”
This element, which appears at the end of claim 31, expresses the crux of the invention —
to save power by exchanging data stored by the modem and application processors “before the
interconnectivity bus transitions from an active power state to a low power state.” ’490 patent at
21:20-21. The 1D found that Heinrich does not expressly teach this limitation or the coordinated
push and pull of data transmissions across the bus (discussed later in this opinion). ID at 89-90.
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‘ While the Commission does not disagree with the lD’s findings about these two aspects
of Heinrich, the ID erred by adhering too strictly to what Heinrich may “expressly teach or
disclose” (ID at 89-90), in contravention of Cohesive Techns,‘ 543 F.3d at 1364 (obviousness is
not limited to the express or inherent teachings of a prior art reference). Obviousness demands a
“more expansive and flexible approach,” KSR, 550 U.S. at 415, 419-22, one that takes into
consideration the “knowledge, creativity, and common sense that an ordinarily skilled artisan
would have brought to bear when considering combinations or modifications,” as well “demands
known to the design community . . . and the inferences and creative steps a person of ordinary
skill in the art would employ.” Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344 (discussing
inter alia KSR, supra).
As a result, the ID missed the broader principles that a person of ordinary skill in the art
would extract from Heinrich. See, e.g., RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 433 (testifying that
“Because Heinrich and Balasubramanian are directed to similar fields and describe similar
architectures and similar techniques, a person of ordinary skill in the art would have looked at
and considered combining the different features of the power saving schemes in each of Heinrich
and Balasubramanian into the same system.”). iEven though Heinrich and Balasubramanian do
not speak directly to saving power consumed by the bus, Heinrich emphasizes the importance of
latencies and teaches that the latency period of alprocessor is related to the latency of the bus
with which it interfaces. Heinrich at 3:29-45, 4:44-50, 6:11-17; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at
Q/A 419-422, 426; see also Balasubramanian at 14:49-63 (discussing “lag time associated with "
turning the transceiver on and off’ and reducing “power consumption associated with some of
the lag time“). Heinrich teaches, for example, that a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) interface
typically requires at least one second of idle time before switching from an active to inactive
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state,'whereas a faster High-Speed Synchronous lnterface (“HSI”) may exhibit shorter latencies
of the order of hundreds of milliseconds (or tenths of a second). Heinrich at 3:37-43, 6:11-17.
Persons skilled in the art also knew before the ’490 patent that buses have active and inactive
states, that a bus must be in an active state to transmit data between processors, and that
transitioning iabus from an inactive (low power) state to an active (high power) state requires
power. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 44-51. The ’490 patent does not claim to have
invented new bus states or new ways to transition between bus states, nor does it claim to have
invented the concept of storing data in a processor while a bus is in an inactive state, all of which
were already known in the art. Id. at Q/A 50, 52, 73; Hr’g Tr. (Krishna) at 662:2-669:13.
Also, even though the functions and latencies of buses and processors differ, a person
skilled in the art would have been motivated by the same design needs and market incentives to
save power in mobile devices that motivated the inventions in Heinrich and Balasubramanian.
See KSR, 550 U.S. at 421; ZUP, 896 F.3d at l37l. These same incentives would have motivated
a person skilled in the art to try to save power in other components of the system as well. See
RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 428-33, 450. An obvious candidate would have been the bus
interconnecting the two processors because a bus, like a processor or transceiver, is subject to
latencies and requires power to transition from an inactive state to an active state. Id. at Q/A 44
51, 419. Qualcomm acknowledges that a bus must be active to transmit data in either direction,
so data transmissions between the processors will coincide with the bus’s active state. See
Qualcomm’s Resp. at 18. Heinrich even teaches that a scheduler on the modem processor can
determine when the application processor is awake by detecting changes in the power state of the
bus. Heinrich at 9:50-67; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 318, 421, 430-31, 437. Thus,
modifying lleinrich to aggregate and transmit data to coincide with the active state of the bus,
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instead of the application processor, would have involved the “application of a known [power
saving] technique to a piece of prior art ready for the improvement,” and would have fallen
within the “knowledge, creativity, and common sense” of a person skilled in the art. KSR, 550
U.S. at 417; Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A
432-37. '
A person skilled in the art would also have found that applying Heinrich’s power-saving
technique to the bus constitutes a predictable use or variation of known components that would
yield predictable results with a reasonable likelihood of success. See KSR, S50 U.S. at 417-18;
Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 444-50.
Heinrich teaches that a processor must perform a variety of operations, including receiving and
processing data from multiple sources, distinguishing between real-time-sensitive and non-real
time-sensitive data, and treating each category of data differently for storage and transmission
purposes. The bus, in contrast, only transmits data between the two processors and does not
segregate or distinguish between the different types of data being transmitted. See Heinrich at
1:40-43, Fig. 1; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 28. Coordinating transmissions between the
modem and application processor to substantially reduce the number of times the application
processor is woken up would also reduce the number of times the bus is woken up as well,
resulting in power savings in both the processor and the bus. '6 See, e.g., Heinrich at 2:11-33,
3:29-43; see also RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A at 45-48, 310-11. A person skilled in the art
'6 Heinrich also discloses a scenario in which a logging buffer accumulates more than two
minutes worth of data. “In the best ease, during these two minutes the IPC will have been used
for some other purpose (text messaging, screen state notification, . . . ) and the logging data will
be flushed ‘for free?” Heinrich at 14:41-46. This passage suggests that the logging data was
“flushed” (transmitted) with the other data during the same active state of the IPC bus, so that
additional power was not required to turn on the bus (i.e., “for free"). See id. If so, Heinrich
discloses saving power by grouping and transmitting data during the same active state of the bus.
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would have found modifying or applying Heinrich’s basic concepts to the bus to be predictable,
likely to be successful, and obvious. See RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 444, 447, 450.
Balasubramanian discloses a similar power-saving technique that involves synchronizing
data transmissions to coincide with the active state of a transceiver. While Balasubramanian
does not expressly disclose saving power across the bus between two processors, a transceiver is
conceptually analogous to a bus in that they both serve as bidirectional conduits for data
transmissions; they both interact with a modem processor or a similar processor for receiving and
transmitting data (see, e.g., Balasubramanian, Figs. 1, 10); and they both experience active states,
inactive states, and latencies. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 335, 426, 444.
Balasubramanian’s technique of exploiting latency to transmit data during a single awake state of
the transceiver, taken with Heinrich, would have further motivated a person skilled in the art to
try to apply a similar power-saving method to the bus and to have a reasonable expectation of
success in doing so. See id. at Q/A 437, 439-41, 447, 450.
For these reasons, the Commission finds a person skilled in the art would have found it
obvious to modify the power-saving technique disclosed in Heinrich in combination with
Balasubramanian, which represents knowledge in the art, and apply it to the bus, and would have
had a reasonable expectation of successfully transmitting data in both directions during a single
active state of the bus. The question whether a person skilled in the art would have found it
obvious to push downlink data from the modem processor and then “pull” uplink data from the
application processor, as recited in claim 31, is addressed later in this opinion.
iii. A “modem processor configured to hold [downlink] data
until expiration of the modem timer”
As disclosed in Heinrich and known in the art, a modem processor in a cell phone or
other mobile device receives and processes data from the network and transmits this “downlink”
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data to the application processor, as needed. Heinrich at 1:29-35, 2:18-23, 4:30-36, Fig. 1.
Heinrich also teaches that the modem processor will store and accumulate (“hold”) non-real
time-sensitive data relating to lPC activities for later transmission to the application processor.
Heinrich at 2:42-54, 8:7-49, Fig. 3; Hr’g Tr. (Baker) at 1386:9-12. The ’490 patent does not
claim to have invented the concept of having a processor hold data intended for another
processor for some defined period of time. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 62-66, 73.
In the preferred embodiment, Heinrich teaches that the storage of downlink data on the
modem processor and its transmission to the application processor is controlled by a “scheduler”
on the modem processor. Heinrich at 7:8-9, 7:14-16, 7:21-27, 12:47-52. The scheduler,
Heinrich explains, associates each stored IPC activity with a lazy timer, which will fire either at
the expiration of a preset deadline or when a determination has been madethat the application
processor is awake. Id. at 9,21-11, 22-26. When one registered lazy timer fires, all of the
registered lazy timers fire at the same time. Ia’.at 9:11-14. The firing of the lazy timers causes
the modem processor to transmit all of its stored non-real-time-sensitive LPCdata to the
application processor. Id. at 9:11-17. Thus, Heinrich discloses a modem processor that is
configured to store and aggregate, or “hold,” downlink data until the expiration of a “modem
timer.” RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 356-57.
To the extent it may be found that Heinrich does not disclose this limitation, OUII argues
the ’490 patent could be practiced using a countdown timer, which was already known in the art.
OUl1’s Resp. at 18; see also RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 62-66. Balasubramanian, for
example, teaches that data packets may be generated in a cell phone and stored for “a
configurable period of time” (e.g., using a timer) until the transceiver is awake and can receive
and transmit the data packets. Balasubramanian at 6:29-31, 6:40-49, 17:39-47, Figs. l, 2, 10;
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Hr’g Tr. (Baker) at 139016-14. Heinrich also teaches that the lazy timer in a scheduler may fire
by a given deadline, similar to a countdown timer, if it has not previously received a signal that
the application processor is awake. See Heinrich at 9:1-9. Using a modem timer or countdown
timer to trigger the transmission of data stored in a modem processor was thus either known in
the art or a “predictable variation" or “predictable use of prior art elements according to their
established functions” that would “yield predictable results.” See KSR, 550 U.S. at 416-17;
Intercontinental Great Foods, 869 F.3d at 1344; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 62-66.
iv. An “application processor configured to hold [uplink]
data”
Heinrich teaches multiple embodiments of the invention. In the preferred embodiment,
the modem processor is the processor that initially stores, accumulates, and transmits non-real
time-sensitive downlink data to the application processor, which is the receiving processor.
Heinrich at 12:47-52. Heinrich also teaches that these roles may be reversed —the application
processor may be the processor that initially stores, accumulates, and transmits uplink data to the
modem processor, which is the receiving processor. Id. at 12:52-59. In the latter embodiment,
the scheduler may implement the same scheduling techniques described above, but it is
configured to control transmissions of non-real-time-sensitive IPC data from the application
processor to the modem processor. Id. Heinrich fiirther teaches that the scheduler that schedules
transmission of IPC data from the application processor to the modem processor may be located
on the modem processor. Id. at 12:59-64; see also id. at 7:19-27. Heinrich thus teaches that the
application processor may store, or “hold,” uplink data for later transmission to the modem
processor using a scheduler located on the modem processor. Id. at 7:14-23, 12:47-64.
Heinrich also teaches that the application processor may operate with a flash memory to
manage or retrieve data; handle a variety of “multimedia features” on the mobile device, such as
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the telephony applications, GPS function, and other applications; and transmit such data to the
modem processor. See id. at 1:27-39, 4:26-43, 4:51-64, Fig. 1. A person skilled in the art also
would have known that processors can store and process data for later transmission. See RX-7C
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 37-38, 52-56, 59. The ID acknowledged that Heinrich teaches that
delaying and grouping non-real-time-sensitive IPC data can be done at either or both processors,
although it found that Heinrich does not teach how to synchronize data transmissions in both
directions. [D at 89-90. The Commission finds that in light of these teachings and knowledge in
the art, a person skilled in the art would have known or found it obvious that an application
processor, like the modem processor, could store and acctunulate “uplink data” for later
transmission to the modem processor via the bus.” See RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 37
38, 52-56, 59, 383-87.
Qualcomm argues that Heinrich does not disclose how both processors can store data at
the same time, as required by claim 31. When the application processor is asleep, Qualcomm
contends, it cannot accumulate or process data, but when it is awake, the application processor
will transmit all of its uplink data to the modem processor without storing it. See Qualcomm’s
Resp. at 13-14.“In claim 31, in contrast, both processors must be awake to store and transmit
data, a scenario that cannot occur in the disclosed Heinrich system, Qualcorrun argues. Id. at 20.
The Commission, while aware of the differences between Heinrich and the ’490 patent,
finds that Qualcomm, like the ID, is reading Heinrich too narrowly for obviousness purposes.
See K§S'R,550 U.S. at 416-18 (“the analysis need not seek out precise teachings directed to the
Balasubramanian, while not explicitly disclosing an application processor, teaches that a
processor that mns applications and generates data packets, or that queues and assembles such
packets for transmission to the network, may operate in conjunction with a “data memory for
storing packets.” Balasubramanian at 4:30-42, 6:29-39, 17:39-48, Figs. 1, 2, 10.
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specific subject matter of the challenged claim, for a court can take account of the inferences and
creative steps that a person of ordinary skill in the art would employ”); Cohesive Techns., 543
F.3d at 1364 (unlike anticipation, obviousness is not bound by the express or inherent teachings
of a single prior art reference). Heinrich, as explained above, teaches that the modem processor
and application processor (or perhaps both) may store their respective data until such time as
they are triggered to transmit such data across the [PC bus to the other processor. Heinrich at
12:47-64. Qualcomm’s expert, Dr. Baker, testified that the application processor in Heinrich can
hold uplink data for later transmission to the modem processor. Hr’g Tr. (Baker) at 1386213-16,
1417:?-9.
To the extent there is a dispute as to whether both processors can store data at the same
time (see id.), this is a function of the specific embodiment in Heinrich,‘in which one processor is
expected to accumulate data while the other processor is in a sleep state. But Heinrich itself
invites a person of ordinary skill in the art to consider storing data on both processors, and even
using the same scheduler on the modem processor to control the storage and transmission of data
by both processors. Heinrich at 7:16-21, 12:59-64. The Commission thus finds that even though
Heinrich itself does not expressly disclose such a procedure, the temporary storage of data on
both processors suggested by Heinrich itself lies within the knowledge, creativity, and common
sense of a person skilled in the art. See Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344; RX-7C
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 37, 52-56, 59, 383-86, 390.
Temporarily storing data on both processors is also suggested by the nature of the bus, as
known in the art and taught in Heinrich. A person skilled in the art, as explained earlier, would
have found it obvious at least to try saving power by coordinating data transmissions to coincide
with a single active state of the bus. This goal would necessarily and predictably lead to
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temporarily storing and accumulating data in both processors, because the bus is active when
either processor is transmitting data to the other processor, and it can enter a sleep state only
when neither processor is transmitting data across the bus to the other processor. See RX-7C
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 44-47, 52-53; Hr’g Tr. (Krishna) at 698218-699:2()(discussing full
duplex buses). Thus, a person skilled in the art would have found modifying Heinrich to
temporarily store data on the application and modem processors represented a predictable use or
variation of components already known in the art and using them “according to their established
Functions.” See KSR, 550 U.S. at 417-18.
v. “until the modem processor pulls data from the application
processor after transmission of the [downlink] data” and
“wherein the modem processor is configured [to] pull data
from the application processor after transmission of the
[downlink] data”
These two elements of claim 31 impose two related limitations on the modem processor.
First, the modem processor must transmit (i.e., push) its stored downlink data across the bus to
the application processor upon expiration of the modem timer. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at
Q/A 67, 69 (explaining that a processor pushes data when it “serves as the source of the data
[and] initiates a transmission, or sending, of the data to another component”). Second, the
modem processor, “after transmission” of its stored downlink data“, must “pull” any stored
uplink data from the application processor before the bus transitions back to a low power state.
See id. at Q/A 68-69 (explaining that a processor “pulls” data when the processor receives data in
‘KAs noted earlier in the claim construction section, “after transmission” means “waiting until
the downlink transmission has started before starting the uplink transmission. The entirety of the
downlink data need not have been transmitted before starting the uplink transmission.” ID at 80
82. Thus, once the modem processor begins to transmit downlink data to the application
processor (upon expiration of the modem timer), interprocessor transmissions of uplink and
downlink data may proceed in both directions across the bus simultaneously, without waiting for
completion of the initial transmission of downlink data from the modem processor. Id.
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response to a request it made for that data). A “pull” means the receiving processor (the modem
processor in claim 31) requests or initiates the transfer of data from a remote source (the
application processor). Id. This understanding is consistent with the plain meaning of “pull” and
its usage in the ’490 patent.”
With respect to the first step, Heinrich describes the modem processor transmitting stored
data to the application processor at the expiration of a modem timer. Heinrich at 4:6-15, 8:7-49,
9:1-29, Fig. 3; RX-7C (Yalarnanchili WS) at Q/A 356-59. The dispute, then, is over whether it
would have been obvious for the modem processor to “pull” stored data from the application
processor after pushing its own stored data to the application processor and doing -sobefore the
bus transitions back to its inactive state. The ID found that claim 31 is not obvious because
neither Heinrich nor Balasubramanian expressly disclose a push followed by a pull, or a
coordinated transmission of stored data in both directions before the bus transitions back to an
inactive state. ID at 89-90. While it may be true that Heinrich and Balasubramanian do not
expressly disclose a combined push/pull in the context of interprocessor cormnunications, the
Commission finds the ID erred once again in adhering too strictly to the express teachings of the
references, without taking into consideration the more flexible approach of obviousness. See
19See ’490 patent at 4:38-42 (“The application processor is configured to hold [uplink] data Lmtil
the modem processor _rLlLvdata from the application processor after transmission of the
[downlink] data.”), 9:66-l0:4 (“As an alternative, the modem processor 44 may continue to £11
the uplink data 56 from the application processor 34 until it detects no further downlink data 54
activity. That is, the modem processor 44 may intersperse pulling the uplink data 56 while
receiving the downlink data 54,” discussing Fig. 4); 16:14-18, 23-26 (“ . . . then the application
processor 34 updates the internal data structure/context array with uplink data packet information
that the device can ill and update write pointers accordingly. . . ”), 16:34-38 (“Likewise, once
a timer has expired, data can be Qulledor pushed across the interconnectivity bus 36 based on
polling [reading], setting doorbell registers, or other technique.”). Qualcomm contends that all
examples of a “pull” in the ’490 patent use DMA (“direct memory access”). Qualcomm’s Resp.
at 29; Hr’g Tr. (Leucht-Roth) at 733:6-I3 (Intel’s fact witness, on DMA). Qualcomm, however,
does not claim the ’490 patent invented DMA, nor did it request a limiting construction of “pull.”
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Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344 (explaining that an obviousness analysis I
requires “read[ing] the prior art in context, taking account of ‘demands known to the design
community,’ ‘the background knowledge possessed by a person having ordinary skill in the art,’
and ‘the inferences and creative steps that a person of ordinary skill in the art would employ”’
(quoting KSR)); Cohesive Techns., 543 F.3d at 1364 (obviousness is not limited to the express or
inherent teachings of the prior art).
The ’490 patent does not claim to have invented a new way to push or pull data, as these
techniques were already known in the art. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 70-73. Heinrich
teaches that, when the modem processor transmits stored data to the application processor, the
applicationprocessor will transmit, or push, data to the modem processor during the same active
state. Id.; see Heinrich at 9:l—29,9:41-49. Heinrich also teaches that a scheduler on the modem
processor can remotely instruct the application processor to transmit its stored data across the bus
to the modem processor. See Heinrich at 12:47-64. Thus, at a minimum Heinrich teaches that
the modem processor can push data to or “pull” data from the application processor.
Qualcomm argues that for the modem processor to “pull” data from the application
processor, the modem processor must have information to locate such data. Qualcomm’s Resp.
at 22-23. But Qualcomm’s argument on this point is that neither Heinrich nor Balasubramanian
expressly discloses this function. Qualcomm does not argue that designing an interprocessor
system to “pull” data from one processor to the other was beyond the knowledge, creativity, or
common sense of a person skilled in the art. See id. As noted earlier, the ID defined a person
skilled in the art as having two to four years of experience in multi-processor systems, plus a
Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree, respectively, in electrical engineering, computer
engineering, or computer science. ID at 72. Interprocessor communications, which are a
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backbone functionality of cell phones, predated not only the ’490 patent but Heinrich as well.”
Heinrich at 1:24-39. Persons skilled in the art of multiprocessor communications would have
known how to perform a “pull” function, including using addressing information, as the ’490
patent does not claim to have invented a new way to pull or push data. RX-7C (Yalamanchili
WS) at Q/A at 70-73.
The remaining dispute is whether a person skilled in the art would have found it obvious
that the modem processor could push and then pull stored data from the application processor
while the bus is still in its active state. To the extent it may be argued that Heinrich does not
disclose a data “push” followed by a “pull,” Balasubramanian teaches this basic concept when it
states that a transceiver may transmit its own stored data to the network interface and then “send
a message to the network interface [] requesting transmission of all queued [stored] packets.”
Balasubramanian at 6:11-l9, 6:43-49, 6:55-7:11; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 400-408.
Even though Balasubramanian is not specifically directed to interprocessor communications or
DMA, Balasubramanian shows that a person skilled in the art knew conceptually that a
component (e.g., a transceiver) can push stored data, and then locate and “pull” data from a
remote location; in other words, the basic sequencing of these commands was not invented in the
’490 patent. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 397-98, 401-08, 417, 428. Balasubramanian,
like Heinrich, is also directed to methods of saving power in cell phones and mobile devices by
2°Apple, for example, released its first iPhone in June 2007, over five years before the
application for the Heinrich patent was filed (January 2013) and six years before the first
provision application that eventually led to the ’490 patent was filed (December 2013). See
AT&T, A Timeline of Apple iPhone Launches, hl!_19s.',/ovww.atlexperience.com/blag/u-tinzeline
o{;(ipQ/e-{Qhorze-!r'r11/1che.sv"	(last visited March 26, 2019). Balasubramanian filed a provisional
application in June 2006 and a complete patent application in October 2006. Balasubramanian,
cover. PCle buses, referenced in the ’490 patent, were developed in the early 2000s, and PCle
standards date back to at least 2007. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 30.
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coordinating data transmissions, and involves similar device architectures, components,
functions, and techniques. Id. at Q/A 432-33. A person skilled in the art would have found
Balasubramanian’s teachings relevant at a conceptual level because it was known that a
processor, like a transceiver, can temporarily store, push, or pull data and experiences similar
active states, inactive states, and latencies. See id. at Q/A 399, 409, 414, 417, 426-27.
Obviousness, moreover, is not limited to literally “combining” Balasubramanian’s
description of pushing and pulling data by a transceiver with Heinrich’s IPC embodiment in
some “rigid” or mechanical sense. See KSR, 550 U.S. at 415-17, 419-22 (rejecting “rigid”
approach to analyzing prior art for obviousness); Cohesive Techns. , 543 F.3d at 1364
(obviousness is not limited to express or inherent teachings of a reference); Intercontinental
Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344 (discussing the flexible approach of obviousness), The
Commission, as explained before, finds it would have been obvious for a person skilled in the art
to try to adapt Heinrich’s power-saving technique to the bus, given that a bus exhibits
active/inactive states and latency like a processor; it transmits data only between the modem and
application processors; its active state coincides with those of the processors when they are
exchanging data; and it may enter an inactive state only when the processors arenot transmitting
data. Coordinating data transmissions to coincide with the bus’s active state means that data
must be temporarily stored and aggregated at both processors, notjust one, and that
transmissions from both processors must be coordinated to coincide with the bus’s active state to
minimize transitions. See RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 44-52, 418-22; Hr’g Tr. (Krishna)
at 698218-699220 (discussing full-duplex buses). _
In this context, then, there are only “a finite number of identified, predictable solutions”
for addressing the design need to coordinate data transmissions from both processors to coincide
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with an active state of the bus. See KSR, 550 U.S. at 420-21. First, each processor could “push”
its data across the bus to the other processor. Second, each processor could “pull” data from the
other processor. Third, one processor (e.g., the modem processor) could push its own stored data
to the other processor, and then pull stored data from that processor (or vice versa). RX-7C
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 70-72. All three combinations were known in the art, and the ’490
patent does not claim to have invented a new way to push or pull data. Id. Heinrich, as
discussed earlier, discloses the first combination (push/push); it says little or nothing of the
second combination (pull/pull); and it suggests but does not expressly describe the third
combination (push/pull). See, e.g., Heinrich at 7:14-27, 12:47-13:2 (“. . . in other examples, IPC
activities may be communicated as described above between any two (or more) processors on the
computer system”). Balasubramanian teaches that a transceiver can push stored data to the
network and then pull stored data from the network. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 323,
405-08 (discussing Balasubramanian at 6:63-7:11), 428; In light of the teachings of Heinrich and
knowledge in the art, a person skilled in the art would have found it obvious to try the third
option (push/pull) and would have had a reasonable likelihood of success, given that the bus and
processors are being used in a “predictable” manner “according to the[ir] established functions,”
and these modifications involve “known options within [the] technical grasp” of a person skilled
in the art. See 550 U.S. at 418, 420-21; Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1344.
For these reasons, Qualcomm’s argument that Heinrich cannot teach a synchronized
push/pull of data in both directions lacks merit. Qualcomm’s argument assumes that the modem
and application processors cannot perform in any manner other than what is expressly described
in Heinrich. This is not correct. As noted earlier, a person skilled in the an would have known
that processors in a mobile device can temporarily store data, that they can push or pull such data
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to or from another processor, and that they do not have to segregate non-real-time-sensitive data
from real-time-sensitive data for storage or transmission purposes as described in Heinrich. See
Balasubramanian at 5:62-6:19, 6:40-47, 6:55-7:13, Fig. 2 (“queuing” means storing, and does not
segregate different data types for storage or transmission purposes); RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS)
at Q/A 323. Heinrich itself, moreover, invites persons skilled in the art to consider different
ways of coordinating transmissions between the processors. See Heinrich at 7: 14-27, 12:45-64.
Qualcomm also erroneously assumes that a person skilled in the art, on reading Heinrich, must
continue to focus on saving power in the Qrocessors, when the real question is whether a person
skilled in the art would have found it obvious to apply Heinrich’s power-saving technique {pl
b_u§using a coordinated push/pull transmission technique as recited in claim 31. For the reasons
given above, the Commission finds a person skilled in the art would have been motivated to
modify Heinrich in this manner. See RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 427, 434-36, 447.
For the foregoing reasons, the Commission finds that Apple has proven by clear and
convincing evidence that a person skilled in the art would have found it obvious to modify the
power-saving technique in Heinrich using knowledge in the art, as represented by
Balasubramanian, and apply it to the bus in the manner recited in claim 31 of the ’490 patent.
b. Motivation to Modify Heinrich With Teachings From
_ Balasubramanian, As Reflective Of Knowledge in the Art
In addition to the discussion above, see Parts lV(B)(4)(a)(ii) and (IV)(B)(4)(a)(v), supra,
the Commission finds that a person skilled in the art would have had a strong motivation to
modify Heinrich or combine it with Balasubramanian, which reflects knowledge in the art. As
Heinrich explains, there have been ongoing design needs and market pressures to save power and
extend battery life in cell phones and mobile devices as their processing power and capabilities
have continued to increase. Heinrich at 1:11-2:8; see also Balasubramanian at 1:27-45, 4:24-29.
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The trade-off between increasing processing power and saving power even influenced the basic
architecture of a cell phone, which comprises a separate modem processor and application
processor interconnected by an [PC bus, as recited in claim 31. Heinrich at 1:24-45.
Heinrich and Balasubramanian are both explicitly directed to the goal of saving power in
cell phones, mobile devices, and other computing systems. RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A
432-36, 447. Both references disclose similar power-saving techniques, which include at least
temporarily storing and aggregating data in a processor or other component, transmitting that
data as a group to a receiving processor or transceiver (or other component), and receiving data
during a single active state of that receiving component, thereby reducing the number of times
that component must transition between active and active modes. See, e.g., Heinrich at 2:20-33,
2:42-54,4:6-15, 7:16-27, 8:21-55, 11:45-52; Balasubramanian at 1:52-2:2, 2:23-27, 2:50-63;
5:47-61, 6:55-58, 14:49-63. Both Heinrich and Balasubramanian also recognize that reducing
the number of power state transitions reduces the amount of time that a processor, bus, or
transceiver spends in its awake state due to the latencies, or delays, associated with transitioning
from an awake state to a sleep state. See, e.g., Heinrich at 3:29-31, 4:12-15, 5:57-6:41, Fig. 2;
Balasubramanian at 14:49-63. “A motivation to combine may be found explicitly or implicitly
in market forces; design incentives; the interrelated teachings of multiple patents; any need or
problem known in the field of endeavor at the time of invention and addressed by the patent; and
the background knowledge, creativity, and common sense of the person of ordinary skill.”
RealTime Data, 912 F.3d at 1373-74 (intemal quotes omitted) (citing ZUP, 896 F.3d at 1371).
The Commission appreciates the differences between Heinrich and Balasubramanian
(e.g., saving power in a processor vs. a transceiver, IPC vs. network interfaces) and that
Balasubramanian does not expressly disclose the basic architecture of a cell phone or mobile
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device. Nonetheless, the Commission does not find these differences to be as compelling as the
lD found. See ID at 9l-94. The fact that Balasubramanian does not expressly disclose the
architecture of a cell phone does not erase knowledge of that architecture, its components, and
their basic operations from the prior art, particularly when they are expressly disclosed in
Heinrich. Likewise, the fact that Heinrich and Balasubramanian are directed to somewhat
different power-saving goals does not negate the conceptual similarities in their techniques _
described above. To a person skilled in the art, the application of similar concepts in somewhat
different contexts does not necessarily discourage their combination and application in another
context. Rather, it shows that those concepts were known in the art and that their application
would have been predictable, reliable, reasonable, likely to lead to successful results, and within
the level of ordinary skill in the art. See RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 447-50.
Moreover, obviousness does not require rigidly applying Heinrich’s power-‘saving
technique for processors to the network disclosed in Balasubramanian, nor does it require rigidly
applying Balasubramanian’s power-saving technique to interprocessor communications, as the
ID found. See ID at 93. Balasubramanian makes clear conceptually what was suggested in
Heinrich or already known in the art, namely, that a coordinated “push/pull” of data between two
components that coincides with an active state of a component can save power. See RX-7C
(Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 70-72, 431-436, 439-41, 447. For the reasons given above, the
Commission finds those modifications were suggested by Heinrich itself or known in the art,
yielded predictable and likely successful results, and fell within‘the scope ofa skilled artisan’s
knowledge (as represented by Balasubramanian), creativity, and common sense.
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The Commission also finds that the purportedly substantial power-saving results reported
by Heinrich do not weigh against a finding of obviousness. See ID at 93-94.21 The testing data
disclosed by Heinrich and discussed by the ID are limited to two case studies and a table. ID at
93 (discussing Heinrich at 4:6-12). Neither the ID nor Qualcomrn claims that Heinrich’s power
saving technique is practical, reliable, or adaptable to any actual cell phones or other mobile
devices, that its alleged power savings have been exhibited in any real-life applications (other
than two limited case studies), or that its technique is somehow necessary or praiseworthy for
any actual cell phone design or application. See id.; RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 459-65.
In the absence of any such evidence, there is no reason to assume that a person skilled in the art
would have felt compelled to limit Heinrich’s power-saving concepts to processors or to restrict
their application or modification to methods that would have preserved the processor power
savings Heinrich reported. In fact, if Heinrich’s power-saving technique was not actually
implemented in any actual cell phones or mobile devices, then persons skilled in the art would
have been motivated to continue searching for new ways to save power and extend battery life in
such devices. This search would have included modifying Heinrich’s concepts to save power
consumed by the bus that interconnects two processors rather than focusing on one processor, for
the reasons given above. See RX-7C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q/A 44-5 I, 435-39.
2' The ID did not explicitly categorize the “outstanding” results as “tmexpected results.” See In
re Soni, 54 F.3d 746, 750 (Fed. Cir. 1995) (explaining, “One way for a patent applicant to rebut a
primafacie case of obviousness is to make a showing of ‘unexpected results,’ i.e., to show that
the claimed invention exhibits some superior property or advantage that a person of ordinary
skill in the relevant art would have found surprising or unexpected. The basic principle behind
this rule is straightforward —that which would have been surprising to a person of ordinary skill
in a particular art would not have been obvious.”). Rather, the ID discussed the results in its
motivation-to-combine analysis and in connection with Qualeomm’s long-felt need argument.
See ID at 93-94, 95-96.
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For all these reasons, the Commission finds that there is clear and convincing evidence
that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to modify Heinrich’s power
saving technique to apply it to the bus interconnecting two processors in a manner recited by
claim 31 of the ‘490 patent. Such modifications were suggested by Heinrich or fell within the
knowledge and creative steps that a person of ordinary skill in the art would employ when
designing multiprocessor systems, as represented by the application of similar power-saving and
data synchronization concepts in Balasubramanian.
c. Secondary Considerations of Nonobviousness
The ID noted that Qualcomm argued that secondary considerations of long-felt but unmet
need, commercial success, industry praise, licensing, and copying show that claim 31 of the ’490
patent was not obvious. ID at 94. With the exception of long-felt but tmmet need, discussed
below, the ID found Qualcomm’s evidence of secondary considerations to be “unpersuasive,”
primarily because of its failure to demonstrate a nexus between the claimed invention and the
alleged secondary consideration. Id. For example, the ID found that Qualcomm’s evidence of
industry praise and licensing were tied to marketing statements and multiple Qualcomm patents,
respectively, and not to the invention of claim 3 I. Id. [
] See id, at 94-95.
Qualcomm did not petition for review of the ID’s findings with respect to commercial
success, industry praise, licensing, or copying, and has thus abandoned any arguments as to those
issues, pursuant to Commission Rule 2l0.43(b)(2). In the absence of sufficient evidence of a
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nexus and in view of the evidence of record, the Commission finds no reason sua sponte to
review, reverse, or remand the ID’s findings on these issues, and accordingly adopts such
findings as its own. See Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, 878 F.3d at 1036-38 (evidence of
secondary considerations of nonobviousness is relevant only if the patentee demonstrates a nexus
between the alleged secondary considerations and the merits of the invention).
With regard to long-felt need, however, the ID observed that Heinrich describes “a long
standing need in the art for technologies that provide power savings and improve battery life for
mobile devices.” ID at 95 (citing Heinrich at 1:11-23). That need, the ID found, was met by the
invention of the ’490 patent, which purportedly achieved “significant device power savings” of
approximately 8-10%, according to Qualcomm’s witness Mr. Krishna. Id. at 95-96 (citing Hr’g
Tr. (Krishna) at 716119-717:2).
The Commission has determined that the ID’s long-felt need finding contains clear errors
of fact and law. “Long-felt but unmet need is analyzed as of the date of an articulated identified
problem and evidence of efforts to solve that problem.” Perfect Web Techns., Inc. v. Inf0USA,
Inc., 587 F.3d 1324, 1332-33 (Fed. Cir 2009) (quoting Texas Instruments v. U.S. Int’! Trade_
Comm ’n, 988 F.2d 1165, 1178 (Fed. Cir. 1993). But the ID identifies only a general need to save
power and extend battery life in cell phones and mobile devices, not an “articulated identified V
problem,” such as conserving power used by the bus. See ID at 95-96; RX-7C (Yalamanchili
WS) at Q/A 457-59. Nor did the ID provide any evidence as to when this “articulated identified .
problem” first arose, how long this need was felt, or that it was not being met through other
means. See Perfect Web, 587 F.3d at 1332-33. The record contains multiple proposed solutions
to this general need to save power, such as Heinrich’s power-saving technique for processors,
Balasubramanian’s technique for saving power in transceivers, and the dual-processor
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architecture of a cell phone itself, not to mention improvements in other components or
applications. See id. at Q/A 458. Thus, while the need to save power and extend battery life has
been and remains an ongoing goal, the invention itself does not represent a solution to an
“articulated identified problem” that was unmet or unsolved prior to the ’490 patent.
As for the ID’s reliance on Mr. Krishna’s reported power savings of 8-10%, these
findings refer to the “modem power budget” and not to entire “device power savings,’-’as
reported in the ID.” ID at 95-96; Qualcomnfs Resp. at 32. Moreover, Mr. Krishna observed
those power savings in a laboratory setting but presented no evidence as to whether or how much
the invention of the ’490 patent resolved power issues in real-world applications, or whether it
affected industry practices, marketing, consumer purchases, or the like. RX-7C (Yalamanchili
WS) at Q/A 455-56 (noting lack of nexus between the invention and alleged sales of commercial
products, consumer purchasing decisions, advertisements, etc.); Peifecl Web,587 F.3d at 1332
33 (alleged long-felt but unmet need was insufficient to raise genuine issue of material fact
because the patentee’s bare assertion that the invention “improved efficiency” was unsupported
by any data that the invention actually affected marketing costs, time, consumer practices, etc.).
Long-felt but unmet need, moreover, is only one factor, “and will not always dislodge a
determination of obviousness based on analysis of the prior art." KSR, 550 U.S. at 426. For the
reasons given earlier, the differences between Heinrich (WithBalasubramanian, representing
knowledge in the art) and the invention of claim 31 were relatively minor. When the differences
between the prior art and the claimed invention are minimal, as they are here, it cannot be said
the alleged long-felt need was unsolved. ZUP, 896 F.3d at 1374. Moreover, the motivations and
2’ See Hr’g Tr. (Leucht-Roth) at 751;22-752111 [
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modifications needed to apply Heinrich (with Balasubramanian or knowledge in the art) to the
bus were predictable variations that fell within the knowledge, common sense, inferences, and
creativity of a person of ordinary skill in the art. Where the claimed invention is “no more than
the predictable use of prior art elements according to established functions, evidence of
secondary indicia are frequently deemed inadequate to establish nonobviousness.”
Intercontinental Great Brands, 869 F.3d at 1347 (quotes omitted). Also, because obviousness is
ultimately a legal determination, “a strong showing of obviousness” may remain standing “even
in the face of considerable evidence of secondary considerations” (which are not present here).
ZUP, 896 F.3d at 1374 (quotes omitted).
V. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the Commission has determined that: (l) the term “hold” in
claim 31 means “to prevent data from traveling across the bus or to store, buffer, or accumulate
data,” and (2) Apple has shown, through clear and convincing evidence, that claim 31 is invalid
as obvious over Heinrich in combination with Balasubramanian, which reflects knowledge in the
art. The Commission also grants Apple’s request -forleave to supplement its response to the
Commission’s Question D on the public interest for the limited purpose of supplementing the
record regarding the jury verdict in the parallel district court proceeding.
The Commission previously declined to review, and therefore adopted, the ID’s finding
there is no infringement of the other two patents asserted in this investigation, the ’558 patent” or
the ’936 patent. 83 Fed. Reg. at 64876. Accordingly, the Commission has concluded that
Qualcomm has not shown a violation of Section 337 and that no remedial orders shall be issued,
which renders any moot issues of remedy, the public interest, or bonding.
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By order of the Commission.
issued: April 5, 2019
PUBLIC VERSION
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Lisa R. Barton
Secretary to the Commission
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CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RADIO 	Inv. N0. 337-TA-1065
FREQUENCY AND PROCESSING COMPONENTS
THEREOF
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I, Lisa R. Barton, hereby certify that the attached COMMISSION OPINION has been
served upon the following parties as indicated, on April 5, 2019.
Lisa R. Barton, Secretary
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E Street, SW, Room 112
Washington, DC 20436
On Behalf of Complainants Oualcomm Incorporated:
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
In The Matter of
CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC
DEVICES AND RADIO FREQUENCY AND
PROCESSING COMPONENTS THEREOF
Investigation No. 337-TA-1065
NOTICE OF A COMMISSION DETERMINATION TO REVIEW IN PART A FINAL
INITIAL DETERMINATION FINDING A VIOLATION OF SECTION 337; SCHEDULE
FOR FILING WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON THE ISSUES UNDER REVIEW AND ON
REMEDY, PUBLIC INTEREST, AND BONDING; AND EXTENSION OF THE
TARGET DATE
AGENCY: 	U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: 	Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the
“Commission”) has determined to review in part the final initial determination (“ID”) of the
administrative law judge (“ALJ”), which was issued on September 28, 2018. The Commission
has determined to extend the target date for completion of the investigation to February 19, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl P. Bretscher, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205-2382. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to
5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street,
SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The
public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Docket
Information System (“EDIS”) (https://edis.usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired persons are advised that
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal,
telephone (202) 205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 14, 2017, the Commission instituted this
investigation based on a Complaint and amendment thereto filed by Qualcomm Incorporated of
San Diego, California (“Qualcomm”). 82 FR 37899 (Aug. 14, 2017). The notice of
investigation named Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California (“Apple”) as Respondent. The
Complaint alleged violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C.
1337), by reason of the importation into the United States, sale for importation, or sale within the
United States after importation of certain mobile electronic devices and radio frequency and
processing components thereof that infringe one or more claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490

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(“the ’490 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,698,558 (“the ’558 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936
(“the ’936 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,838,949 (“the ’949 patent”), U.S. Patent No. 9,608,675
(“the ’675 patent”), and U.S. Patent No. 8,487,658 (“the ’658 patent”). The Office of Unfair
Import Investigations (“OUII”) is also a party to this investigation.
The following claims were voluntarily terminated during the course of this investigation:
all asserted claims of the ’658 patent, ’949 patent, and ’675 patent; claims 1, 20-24, 26, 38, 67,
and 68 of the ’936 patent; claims 1, 6, and 8-20 of the ’558 patent; and claims 1-6, 8, 10, and 16-
17 of the ’490 patent. Comm’n Notice (July 17, 2018) (aff’g Order No. 43); Comm’n Notice
(May 23, 2018) (aff’g Order No. 37); Comm’n Notice (Apr. 6, 2018) (aff’g Order No. 34);
Comm’n Notice (Mar. 22, 2018) (aff’g Order No. 24); Comm’n Notice (Sept. 20, 2017) (aff’g
Order No. 6). The only claims still at issue are claim 31 of the ʼ490 patent, claim 7 of the ʼ558
patent, and claims 19, 25, and 27 of the ʼ936 patent.
The presiding administrative law judge (“ALJ”) originally set a target date for completion
of this investigation within 17 months, i.e., by January 14, 2019. Comm’n Notice (Sept. 11,
2017) (aff’g Order No. 3). The Commission subsequently agreed to extend the target date to
January 28, 2019. Comm’n Notice (Sept. 26, 2018) (aff’g Order No. 44). The Commission also
extended the date for determining whether to review the subject ID to December 12, 2018.
Comm’n Notice (Nov. 9, 2018).
The ALJ held an evidentiary hearing from June 19-27, 2018. On September 28, 2018,
the ALJ issued his final initial determination in this investigation. The ALJ found a violation of
Section 337 due to infringement of the ʼ490 patent. ID at 197. The ALJ found no infringement
and hence no violation of Section 337 with respect to the ʼ558 patent or ʼ936 patent. Id. The
ALJ found that Qualcomm satisfied the technical and economic prongs of the domestic industry
requirement with respect to the ʼ490 patent, but did not satisfy the technical prong with respect to
the ʼ558 patent or ʼ936 patent. Id. The ALJ also found that it was not shown by clear and
convincing evidence that any asserted claim was invalid. Id. 	The ALJ further recommended
that no limited exclusion order or cease-and-desist order be issued in this investigation due to
their prospective effects on competitive conditions in the United States, national security, and
other public interest concerns. Id. at 199-200. The ALJ recommended that bond be set at zero-
percent of entered value during the Presidential review period, if any. Id. at 201.
Apple and Qualcomm filed their respective petitions for review on October 15, 2018.
The parties, including OUII, filed their respective responses to the petitions on October 23, 2018.
The Commission has also received a number of public interest statements from third parties,
including Intel Corporation; ACT/The App Association; the American Antitrust Institute; the
American Conservative Union; Americans for Limited Government; the Computer and
Communications Industry Association; Conservatives for Property Rights; Frances Brevets (a
patent sovereign fund); Frontiers of Freedom; Innovation Alliance; Inventors Digest; IP Europe;
Public Knowledge and Open Markets (a joint submission); RED Technologies; R Street Institute,
the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Engine Advocacy, and Lincoln Network (a joint submission),
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Having reviewed the record in this investigation, including the ALJ’s orders and final ID,
as well as the parties’ petitions and responses thereto, the Commission has determined to review
the final ID in part, as follows.
As to the ʼ490 patent, the Commission has determined to review the ALJ’s construction
of the term “hold” and his findings on infringement and the technical prong of domestic industry
to the extent they may be affected by that claim construction. The Commission has further
determined to review the ALJ’s findings as to whether claim 31 of the ʼ490 patent is obvious.
The Commission has determined not to review any of the ALJ’s findings with respect to
the ʼ558 patent or the ʼ936 patent.
The Commission has also determined not to review the ALJ’s findings with respect to the
economic prong of the domestic industry requirement.
The parties are asked to provide additional briefing on the following issues regarding the
ʼ490 patent, with appropriate reference to the applicable law and the existing evidentiary record.
For each argument presented, the parties’ submissions should set forth whether and/or how that
argument was presented and preserved in the proceedings before the ALJ, in conformity with the
ALJ’s Ground Rules (Order No. 2), with citations to the record:
A. 	With regard to the ʼ490 patent, please explain the plain and ordinary meaning of
the term “hold” in the context of claim 31 of this patent. In particular, explain
whether the ordinary meaning of “hold” can mean both “to store, buffer, or
accumulate” data and “to prevent data from traveling across the bus,” or whether
“hold” must be limited to one construction or the other.
B. 	Assuming “hold” could be interpreted to mean “to store, buffer, or accumulate”
data and “to prevent data from traveling across the bus,” as set forth in Question
(A), explain whether that construction would affect the ALJ’s findings on
infringement or the technical prong of domestic industry, and if so, how.
C. 	Assuming “hold” could be interpreted to mean “to store, buffer, or accumulate”
data and “to prevent data from traveling across the bus,” as set forth in Question
(A), explain whether that construction would affect the ALJ’s analysis of either
the Heinrich patent (U.S. Patent No. 9,329,671) or the Balasubramanian patent
(U.S. Patent No. 8,160,000) or his findings on obviousness, and if so, how.
D. 	The Heinrich patent, supra, explains that a scheduler may be implemented either
through software or hardware to control interprocessor communications in both
directions across a bus. See Heinrich at 4:44-50, 7:8-21, 8:1-5. Heinrich further
teaches that the scheduler can monitor the active state of the receiving processor
by monitoring the active state of the IPC bus. See id. at 9:50-62. Explain whether
the active state of the bus connecting the two processors in Heinrich coincides
with or is otherwise related to the active state(s) of the processor(s) receiving the
transmission across the bus. If so, explain whether monitoring the active state of
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coincide with the active state of the receiving processor(s) will directly, indirectly,
or inherently cause the transmissions to coincide with the active state of the bus.
E. 	Based on your answer to Question (D), explain whether Heinrich’s technique of
grouping and scheduling transmissions to minimize the number of times a
receiving processor switches between its active and sleep states will also
minimize the number of times the bus switches between its active and sleep states.
F. 	Taking into consideration the ALJ’s construction of “after transmission,” explain
whether a scheduler that monitors the active states of both processors (i.e., the
application and baseband processors) and controls transmissions in both
directions across the bus to coincide with the active state of each receiving
processor will, in the course of its operation, directly, indirectly, or inherently
“pull” uplink data from the application processor after the scheduler has initiated
transmission of downlink data from the modem processor, as in claim 31.
G. 	Explain whether the scheduler and/or lazy timers in Heinrich may comprise a
“modem timer” and perform the functions of a modem processor in claim 31.
H. 	Explain whether the Balasubramanian patent includes any disclosures or
teachings relevant to Questions D-G for purposes of analyzing obviousness.
I. 	Explain whether there is a long-felt but unmet need for the invention of the ʼ490
patent, focusing particularly on evidence of a nexus between the invention and
this secondary consideration of non-obviousness.
The parties are requested to brief only the discrete issues identified above, with reference
to the applicable law and evidentiary record. The parties are not to brief any other issues on
review, which have already been adequately presented in the parties’ previous filings.
In connection with the final disposition of this investigation, the Commission may issue:
(1) an exclusion order that could result in the exclusion of the subject articles from entry into the
United States, and/or (2) a cease-and-desist order that could result in the respondent being
required to cease and desist from engaging in unfair acts in the importation and sale of such
articles. Accordingly, the Commission is interested in receiving written submissions that address
the form of remedy, if any, that should be ordered. If a party seeks exclusion of an article from
entry into the United States for purposes other than entry for consumption, the party should so
indicate and provide information establishing that activities involving other types of entry either
are adversely affecting it or likely to do so. For background, see Certain Devices for Connecting
Computers via Telephone Lines, Inv. No. 337-TA-360, USITC Pub. No. 2843 (December 1994)
(Commission Opinion).
If the Commission contemplates some form of remedy, it must consider the effects of that
remedy upon the public interest. The factors the Commission will consider include the effect
that an exclusion order and/or cease-and-desist order would have on: (1) the public health and
welfare; (2) competitive conditions in the U.S. economy; (3) U.S. production of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those that are subject to investigation; and (4) U.S. consumers.

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The Commission is therefore interested in receiving written submissions that address the
aforementioned public interest factors in the context of this investigation.
Accordingly, the Commission is interested in receiving responses to the following
questions. For the purpose of preparing their responses, the parties should assume that a
violation of Section 337 has been found with respect to claim 31 of the ʼ490 patent only. No
other patent or patent claim has been found to be infringed.
A. 	Assuming the Commission were to affirm the ALJ’s finding that only claim 31 of
ʼ490 patent is infringed and not invalid, explain the likelihood that Apple or Intel
could design around the claimed invention to avoid infringement and, if so,
approximately how long it would take to implement such a design-around in
Apple’s accused products (if known).
B. 	Explain whether and to what extent Intel supplies the same chipsets used in the
accused Apple iPhones to any other U.S. merchant for use in any other products
that are made, used, or sold in the United States or imported into the United
States.
C. 	Explain whether the “carve-outs” proposed by the Office of Unfair Import
Investigations would be practicable, feasible, and would effectively balance
enforcement of Qualcomm’s ʼ490 patent rights against the interest of avoiding
Intel’s exit from the relevant market for premium baseband chipsets.
D. 	Explain whether delaying implementation of a limited exclusion order or cease-
and-desist order for a fixed period of time (e.g., six months or one year) would
effectively balance enforcement of Qualcomm’s patent rights against the adverse
consequences alleged by the parties with respect to industry competition,
monopolization, the alleged exit of Apple’s chipset supplier from the market for
5G technology, and other concerns. If not, explain whether any other “carve-out”
or limitation in a remedial order can accomplish this objective.
E. 	Explain whether national security concerns may be taken into consideration for
the purpose of evaluating the public interest and, if so, whether and how such
national security concerns would be implicated if a limited exclusion order were
to issue covering products that infringe claim 31 of the ʼ490 patent.
If the Commission orders some form of remedy, the U.S. Trade Representative, as
delegated by the President, has 60 days to approve or disapprove the Commission’s action. See
Presidential Memorandum of July 21, 2005. 70 Fed. Reg. 43251 (July 26, 2005). During this
period, the subject articles would be entitled to enter the United States under bond, in an amount
determined by the Commission and prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The
Commission is therefore interested in receiving submissions concerning the amount of the bond
that should be imposed if a remedy is ordered.
The Commission has determined to extend the target date for completion of this
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WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: The parties to this investigation are requested to file written
submissions on the issues identified in this Notice. Parties to the investigation, interested
government agencies, and any other interested parties are also encouraged to file written
submissions on the issues of remedy, the public interest, and bonding. Such submissions should
address the recommended determination by the ALJ on remedy and bonding. Complainant and
OUII are requested to submit proposed remedial orders for the Commission’s consideration.
Complainant is also requested to state the date that the patents expire and the HTSUS numbers
under which the accused products are imported. Complainant is further requested to supply the
names of known importers of the Respondent’s products at issue in this investigation. The
written submissions and proposed remedial orders must be filed no later than the close of
business on January 3, 2019. Reply submissions must be filed no later than the close of business
on January 10, 2019. Opening submissions are limited to 60 pages. Reply submissions are
limited to 40 pages. Such submissions should address the ALJ’s recommended determination on
remedy and bonding. No further submissions on any of these issues will be permitted unless
otherwise ordered by the Commission.
Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or
before the deadlines stated above and submit eight (8) true paper copies to the Office of the
Secretary by noon the next day, pursuant to section 201.4(f) of the Commission’s Rule of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the investigation number
(“Inv. No. 337-TA-1065”) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or first page. (See
Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures,
https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf). Persons with questions
regarding filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request
confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission
and include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such treatment.
See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly
sought will be treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business information
and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the Commission
for purposes of this Investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its
employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of
this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations
relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel [1] solely for
cybersecurity purposes. All non-confidential written submissions will be available for public
inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.
The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in Section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210).
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By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton
Secretary to the Commission
Issued: December 12, 2018

CERTAIN MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RADIO Inv. N0. 337-TA-1065
FREQUENCY AND PROCESSING COMPONENTS
THEREOF
PUBLIC CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Lisa R. Barton, hereby certify that the attached NOTICE has been served upon the
following parties as indicated, on December I2, 2018.
I t ’ _, A F-.1"
Lisa R. Barton, Secretary
U.S. lnteniational Trade Commission
500 E Street, SW, Room 112
Washington, DC 20436
On Behalf of Complainants Oualcomni Incorporated:
S. Alex Lasher, II, Esq. 	E3Via Hand Delivery
QUINNN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP [:3Via Express Defivfii-y
1300 I Street NW, Suite 900
‘Washington, DC 20005
On Behalf of Respondent Agple Inc.:
Lauren A. Degnan
FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
1000 Maine Avenue, SW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20024
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PUBLIC VERSION
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20436
I In the Matter of
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AND PROCESSING COMPONENTS
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. INITIAL DETERMINATION AND RECOMMENDED DETERMINATION
Administrative Law Judge Thomas B. Pender
Pursuant to the notice of investigation, 82 Fed. Reg. 37899 (Aug. 14, 2017), this is the
initial determination on violation and recommended determination on remedy and bonding in
Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing Components Thereofi
United States Intemational Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1065.
It is held that a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act, as amended, has occurred in the
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States
after importation,-~ofcertain mobile electronic devices and radio frequency and processing
components thereof, with respect to asserted claim 31 of U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490.

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Background ........................................................................................................................ ..l
A. Institution of the Investigation ............................................................................... ..l
B. Procedural History ................................................................................................. ..2
C. The Private Parties ................................................................................................. ..3
D. Ownership of the Asserted Patents ........................................................................ ..4
Jurisdiction and Importation .............................................................................................. ..4
The ’558 Patent .................................................................................................................. ..5
A. Claim Construction ................................................................................................ ..5
B. Infringement ........................................................................................................... ..6
l. General Principles of Law ......................................................................... ..6
2. The ’558 Accused Products ....................................................................... ..8
3. Claim 6.................................................................................. .;................... ..9
a. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a
power amplifier operative to receive and amplify an input
radio frequency (RF) signal and provide an output RF signal; .
and .................................................................................................. ..9
b. a supply generator operative to receive an envelope signal and
a first supply voltage, to generate a boosted supply voltage
having a higher voltage than the first supply voltage, and to
generate a second supply voltage for the power amplifier
based on the envelope signal and the boosted supply voltage, ........9
c. wherein the supply generator incorporates an operational
amplifier (op-amp) operative to receive the envelope signal
and provide an amplified signal, .................................................. ..lO
d. a driver operative to receive the amplified signal and provide a
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e. a P-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving a first control signal, a source
receiving the boosted supply voltage or the first supply
voltage, and a drain providing the second supply voltage, and .....1l
f. an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving the second control signal, a drain
I providing the second supply voltage, and a source coupled to
circuit ground............................................................................... ..16
4. Claim 7..................................................................................................... ..l8
a. The apparatus of claim 6, ............................................................. ..18
b. wherein the supply generator is operative to generate the
second supply voltage based on the envelope signal and either
the boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage...................l8
Technical Prong ................................................................................................... ..2O
1. General Principles of Law ....................................................................... ..2O
2. The ’558 Domestic Industry Products ..................................................... ..22
3. Claim 6 ..................................................................................................... ..23
a. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a
power amplifier operative to receive and amplify an input
radio frequency (RF) signal and provide an output RF signal;
and ................................................................................................ ..23
b. a supply generator operative to receive an envelope signal and
a first supply voltage, to generate a boosted supply voltage
having a higher voltage than the first supply voltage, and to
generate a second supply voltage for the power amplifier
based on the envelope signal and the boosted supply voltage, ......23
c. wherein the supply generator incorporates an operational
amplifier (op-amp) operative to receive the envelope signal
and provide an amplified ‘signal,.................................................. ..24
d. a driver operative to receive the amplified signal and provide a
first control signal and a second control signal, ........................... ..24
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D. Validity ............................................................................................................ ..
1. General Principles of Law ................................................................... ..
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2. Conception and Reduction to Practice ................................................. ..
3. Kang: Obviousness .............................................................................. ..
4. Chu: Obviousness ................................................................................ ..
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6. Indefiniteness and Written Description ............................................... ..
IV. The ’936 Patent.[.....
A. Claim Construction .......................................................................................... ..
B. Infringement ..................................................................................................... ..
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a P-charmel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving a first control signal, a source
receiving the boosted supply voltage or the first supply
voltage, and a drain providing the second supply voltage,
an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving the second control signal, a drain
providing the second supply voltage, and a source coupled to
circuit ground. .......................................................................... ..
The apparatus of claim 6, ......................................................... ..
wherein the supply generator is operative to generate the
second supply voltage based on the envelope signal and either
the boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage ............. ..
Obviousness ............................................................................. ..
Lack of a Written Description .................................................. ..
Indefiniteness ........................................................................... ..
. Secondary Considerations .................................................................... ..
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The ’936 Accused Products ..................................................................... ..40
Claim 19................................................................................................... ..41
a. A device comprising: a controller.......... ...................................... ..41
b. configured to receive a graphics instruction for execution
within a programmable streaming processor, ................................4l
c. wherein the indication of the data precision is contained within
the graphics instruction and ......................................................... ..42
d. wherein the graphics instruction is a first executable
instruction generated by a compiler that compiles graphics
application instructions, ............................................................... ..42
i. 	LiteralInfringement............................................ ..42
ii. Doctrine of Equivalents .................................................. .. 45
e. to receive an indication of a data precision for execution of the
graphics instruction, and to receive a conversion instruction
that, when executed by the programmable streaming
processor, converts graphics data associated, with the graphics
instruction, from a first data precision to converted graphics
data having a second data precision, wherein the conversion
instruction is different than the graphics instruction and
wherein the conversion instruction is generated by the
compiler; and ............................................................................... ..48
f. a plurality of execution units within the processor, ..................... ..52
g. wherein the controller is configured to select one of the
execution units based on the indicated data precision and
cause the selected executioneunit to execute the graphics
instruction with the indicated data precision using the
converted graphics data associated with the graphics
instruction. ................................................................................... ..52
Claim 25................................................................................................ ..52
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b. wherein the plurality of execution units includes at least one
full-precision execution unit and at least one half-precision
execution unit, and ................................................................... ..
c. wherein when the indicated data precision for execution of the
graphics instruction comprises a half precision, the controller
is configured to shut down power to the at least one full
precision execution unit and cause the at least one half
precision execution unit to execute the graphics instruction
using the graphics data............................................................. ..
4. Claim 27............................................................................................... ..
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a. The device of claim 19,................................................................ ..54
b. wherein the device comprises a wireless communication
device handset. ......................................................................... ..
Technical Prong ............................................................................................... ..
1. The ’936DomesticIndustryProducts 	............................ ..
2. Claim 19............................................................................................... ..
a. A device comprising: a controller ............................................ ..
b. configured to receive a graphics instruction for execution
within a programmable streaming processor, .......................... ..
c
the graphics instruction and .... 	.......................
d. wherein the graphics instruction is a first executable
instruction generated by a compiler that compiles graphics
application instructions, ........................................................... ..
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graphics instruction, and to receive a conversion instruction
that, when executed by the programmable streaming
processor, converts graphics data associated, with the graphics
instruction, from a first data precision to converted graphics
data having a second data precision, wherein the conversion
instruction is different than the graphics instruction and
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wherein the conversion instruction is generated by the
compiler; and ............................................................................... ..59
f. a plurality of execution units within the processor, ..................... ..60
g. wherein the controller is configured to select one of the
execution units based on the indicated data precision and
cause the selected execution unit to execute the graphics
instruction with the indicated data precision using the
converted graphics data associated with the graphics
instruction. ................................................................................... ..6l
3. Claim 25 ................................................................................................... ..6l
a. The device of claim l9, ................................................................ ..6l
b. wherein the plurality of execution units includes at least one
full-precision execution unit and at least one half-precision
execution unit, and ....................................................................... ..6l
c. wherein when the indicated data precision for execution of the
graphics instruction comprises a half precision, the controller
is configured to shut down power to the at least one full
precision execution unit and cause the at least one half
precision execution unit to execute the graphics instruction
using the graphics data................................................................. ..62
D. Validity ................................................................................................................ ..62
l. NVIDIA NV35 GPU: Anticipation ......................................................... ..62
2. Sony PlayStation 3: Anticipation ............................................................. ..65
3. NV35 and Holmer: Obviousness ............................................................. ..67
4. PlayStation 3 and Holmer: Obviousness .................................................. ..69
5. Secondary Considerations ........................................................................ ..70
The *490Patent ........................... .II ................................................................................. ..71
A. Claim Construction .............................................................................................. ..72
B. Infringement ......................................................................................................... ..72
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l. The ’49OAccused Products ..................................................................... ..72
2. Claim 31 ................................................................................................... ..73
a. A mobile terminal comprising: .................................................... ..73
b. a modem timer; ............................................................................ ..73
c. a modem processor, the modem processor configured to hold
modem processor to application processor data until expiration
of the modem timer; ..................................................................... ..73
i. Construction of “hold” .................................................... .. 74
ii. Construction of “processor” ............................................ .. 76
iii. Infringement Analysis ..................................................... .. 77
d. an application processor; .............................................................. ..78
e. an interconnectivity bus communicatively coupling the
application processor to the modem processor; and .................... ..78
f. the application processor configured to hold application
processor to modem processor data until the modem processor
pulls data from the application processor after transmission of
the modem processor to application processor data, ................... ..78
g. wherein the modem processor is further configured [to] pull
data from the application processor after transmission of the
modem processor to application processor data and before the
interconnectivity bus transitions from an active power state to
a low power state. ........................................................................ ..79
i. Construction of “after” .................................................... .. 80
ii. Infringement Analysis ..................................................... .. 82
Technical Prong ................................................................................................... ..82
1. The ’490 Domestic Industry Products ..................................................... ..82
2. Claim 31................................................................................................... ..83
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a. A mobile terminal comprising: .................................................... ..83
b. a modem timer; ............................................................................ ..83
~ c. a modem processor, the modem processor configured to hold
modem processor to application processor data until expiration
of the modem timer; ..................................................................... ..83
d. an application processor; .............................................................. ..84
e. an interconnectivity bus communicatively coupling the
application processor to the modem processor; and ......................84
f. the application processor configured to hold application
processor to modem processor data until the modem processor
pulls data from the application processor after transmission of
the modem processor to application processor data, .....................85
g. wherein the modem processor is further configured [to] pull
data from the application processor after transmission of the
modem processor to application processor data and before the
intercormectivity bus transitions from an active power state to
a low power state. ........................................................................ ..85
D. Validity ................................................................................................................ ..87
1. Disclosure of Heinrich ............................................................................. ..87
2. Disclosure of Balasubramanian ............................................................... ..90
3. Heinrich and Balasubramanian: Obviousness ......................................... ..91
4. Secondary Considerations ........................................................................ ..94
VI. Domestic Industry —Economic Prong ............................................................................. ..96
A. General Principles of Law ................................................................................... ..96
B. Qualcomm’s Domestic Industry Products ........................................................... ..97
1. Qualcomm Chipsets ................................................................................. ..98
2. Qualcomm Test Platfonns ....................................................................... ..98
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C. Qualcomm’s Domestic Expenditures .................................................................. ..99
1. Qualcomm’s Engineering, Research and Development Group ...............101
2. Manufacturing ........................................................................................ ..104
3. Customer Engineering and Support ....................................................... ..l05
4. Qualcomm’s Total Domestic Investment Per Patent ............................. ..106
D. Economic Prong Analysis .................................................................................. ..107
1. Significant Investment in Plant and Equipment... ................................. ..1(18
2. Significant Employment of Labor or Capital......................................... ..l09
3. The Significance of Qualcomm’s Investments ...................................... ..110
Public Interest Considerations ....................................................................................... ._.114
A. Introduction ........................................................................................................ ..114
B. The Parties’ Public Interest Contentions ............................................................ ..115
1. Qualc0mm’s Contentions ....................................................................... ..1l5
a. The Focus of the Investigation: There Are Numerous
Substitutes for the Accused Devices ............................................l16
b. Shifting the Focus to Intel’s Chipsets ........................................ ..l18
i. The Market .................................................................... .. 120
ii. Existence of a Monopoly .............................................. .. 120
iii. Apple’s Domination ...................................................... .. 122
iv. Issuing the Exclusion Order Will Enhance
Competition ................................................................... .. 123
v. The Effect of an Exclusion Order on Intel .................... .. 124
vi. Will Intel Abandon 5G? ................................................ .. 125
vii. Hann Is Avoidable ........................................................ .. 127
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c. The Relevance of Past Qualcomm Actions ............................... ..127
Apple’s Contentions ............................................................................... ..128
a. Two Suppliers of Premium LTE Baseband Chipsets Is Better
Than One Monopolist for Competitive Conditions in the
United States .............................................................................. ..128
i. The Premium Baseband Chipset Market Is the
Critical Market That Would Be Impacted by the
Proposed Exclusion Order ............................................ .. 128
ii. Intel and Qualcomm Are the Only Two Competitors
for Sales in the Merchant Market for Premium
Baseband Chipsets ........................................................ .. 130
in. Competitive Conditions in the United States Are
Better With Intel and Qualcomm Competing Than
Under a Qualcomm Monopoly ..................................... .. 132
b. The Proposed Exclusion Order Would Almost Certainly Cause
Intel to Exit the Premium Baseband Chipset Market and Give
Qualcomm a Monopoly ............................................................. ..I33
i. Qualcomm’s Arguments that Intel’s Baseband
Chipset Business Could Survive Qualcomm’s
Proposed Exclusion Order Is Incorrect ......................... .. 137
ii. No Other Premium LTE Baseband Chipset
Suppliers Will Fill the Void if Intel Exits ..................... .. 142
iii. If Intel Exits the Market for Premium LTE
Baseband Chipsets, It Will Not Be a Competitor for
5G Baseband Chipsets or Related Innovation .............. .. 145
c. Intel’s Exit from Premium LTE and 5G Chipsets Will Harm
Competitive Conditions in the United States ............................. ..147
i. A Qualcomm Monopoly Will Cause the Quality of
Premium Baseband Chipsets to Decrease, and
Prices to Increase .......................................................... .. 147
ii. A Qualcomm Monopoly in Premium Baseband
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Standards and Innovation and Harm National
Security ......................................................................... .. 148
111. If Intel’s Capacity to Contribute to the 5G
Ecosystem Is Diminished, the Public Interest in
U.S. Leadership in 5G Innovation Product Security
Will Be Harmed .......... ................................................ .. 153
d. An Exclusion Order Would Also Harm the Public Under
Section 337’s Other Public Interest Factors ............................... ..154
i. Harm to U.S. Smartphone Consumers .......................... .. 154
ii. Harm to U.S. Public Health and Welfare ...................... .. 155
iii. Reduced Production of Directly Competitive
Products in the United States ........................................ .. 156
e. Denying an Exclusion Order ls the Only Way to Protect the
Public Interest ............................................ .:.............................. ..156
i. The Staffs Posited 5G “Carve-Out” Will Not
Protect the Public Interest ............................................. .. 156
ii. Qualcomm Will not Grant Intel a License .................... .. 158
f. lntel’s Exit Would Vitiate the FTC’s Efforts to Promote
Premium-Baseband-Chipset Competition in the FTC’s Parallel
Case Against Qualcomm............................................................ ..158
g. The Hann to the Public Interest Substantially Outweighs any
Countervailing Public Benefits from an Exclusion Order ...........159
The Staff s Contentions ......................................................................... ..159
a. Background: The Evolution of Cellular Standards and
Technologies .............................................................................. ..162
i. Early Smartphone Standards: 2G and 3G ..................... .. 162
ii. The Current Standard: 4G ............................................ .. 163
iii. The Future Standard: 5G.............................................. .. 164
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b. The Effect of a Remedy on the Mobile Electronic Devices
Market ..........................................................................................l65
i. Public Health and Welfare ............................................ .. 166
ii. Competitive Conditions ................................................ .. 166
iii. Production of Like or Directly Competitive Articles 168
1 iv. U.S. Consumers ............................................................ .. 168
c. The Effect of a Remedy on the Baseband Processor Market.......168
i. Public Health and Welfare ............................................ .. 17.1
ii. Competitive Conditions ................................................ .. 171
iii. Production of Like or Directly Competitive Articles 180
' iv. U.S. Consumers ............................................................ .. 181
d. Any Adverse Effect on the Public Interest Can Be Mitigated
by Tailoring the Remedy Imposed to Exclude Products
Incorporating SG Technology .................................................... ..183
i. Carve-Out for 5G Technology ...................................... .. 186
ii. Exception for Research, Development, and Testing
of Prototypes ................................................................. .. 187
iii. Certification Provision .................................................. .. 189
C. Findings.............................................................................................................. ..19O
VIII. Conclusions of Law ....................................................................................................... ..197
IX. Initial Determination on Violation ................................................................................. ..198
X. Remedy and Bonding ...............;..................................................................................... ..198
A. Limited Exclusion Order.................................................................................... ..199
B. Cease and Desist Drder ...................................................................................... ..199
C. Bond.... ............................................................................................................... ..20l
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The following abbreviations may be used in this Initial Determination:
4G 	Fourth Generation Cellular Standard
5G 	Fifth Generation Cellular Standard
AIR 	Apple Intermediate Representation
ALU 	Arithmetic Logic Unit
CDX 	Complainant’s Demonstrative Exhibit
CFIUS 	Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
CIB 	Complainant’s Initial Post-Hearing Brief
CPX 	Complainant’s Physical Exhibit
CRPB 	Complainant’s Reply Post-Hearing Brief
CRSB 	Complainant’s Responsive Post-Hearing Brief
CX 	Complainant’s Exhibit
Dep. 	Deposition
DMA 	Direct Memory Access
EDIS 	Electronic Document Imaging System
ESL 	Execution State Load
ET 	Envelope Tracking
GPU 	Graphics Processing Unit
HSA 	Hybrid Switching Amplifier
IoT 	Internet of Things
IPC 	Interprocessor Communication
ISA 	Instruction Set Architecture
JDX 	Joint Demonstrative Exhibit
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JPX 	‘JointPhysical Exhibit
JX 	Joint Exhibit
LTE 	Long Term Evolution, a Fourth Generation (4G)
Wireless Standard 	t
MTP 	Mobile Test Platform
NMOS 	N-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
OEM 	Original Equipment Manufacturer
PA 	Power Amplifier
PHB 	Post-Hearing Brief
PMOS 	P-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor
PTO 	U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
QCES 	Qualcomnfs Corporate Engineering Services
R&D 	Research and Development
RDX 	Respondent’s Demonstrative Exhibit
RIB 	Respondent’s Initial Post-Hearing Brief
RF 	Radio Frequency
RPX 	Respondent’s Physical Exhibit
RRPB 	Respondent’s Reply Post-Hearing Brief
RRSB 	Respondent’s Responsive Post-Hearing Brief
RWS 	Rebuttal Witness Statement
RX 	Respondent’s Exhibit
SDX 	Staff‘s Demonstrative Exhibit
SEP 	Standard-Essential Patent
SIB 	Staff’s Initial Post-Hearing Brief
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SoC 	System on Chip Q
SSO 	Standard Setting Organization
SPX 	Staff‘s Physical Exhibit
SRAM 	Static Random Access Memory
SRPB 	‘Staff’s Reply Post-Hearing Brief
SRSB 	Staffs Responsive Post-Hearing Brief
SX 	Staff s Exhibit
Tr. 	Transcript
VOIP 	Voice Over IP
WS 	Witness Statement
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I. Background
A. Institution of the Investigation
By publication of a notice in the Federal Register on August 14, 2017, pursuant to
subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, the Commission instituted
this investigation to determine:
[W]hether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale
Within the United States after importation of certain mobile electronic
devices and radio frequency and processing components thereof by reason
of infringement of one or more of claims [1, 10-27], 29, 38, 49, 55-60, 67,
and 68 ofthe ’936 patent [U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936]; claims 1 and 6-20 of
the ’558 patent [U.S. Patent No. 8,698,558] ; claims 9, 10, 12, 14, and 20
22 of the ’658 patent [U.S. Patent No. 8,487,658]; claims 1-8, 10-14, 16,
20, and 22 of the ’949 patent [U.S. Patent No. 8,838,949]; claims 1-6, 8,
10, 16, 17, and 31 ofthe ’490 patent [U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490]; and claims
1-3 and 7-14 of the ’675 patent [U.S. Patent No. 9,608,675]; and whether
an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of
section 337.
s2 Fed. Reg. 37899 (Aug. 14, 2017); as Fed. Reg. 21307 (May 9, 2018).
The Commission also ordered, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR
§ 2l0.50(b)(1)
82 Fed. Reg. 3
The Commission named as complainant Qualcomm Incorporated (“Qualcomm”) of San
Diego, California. The Commission named as respondent Apple Inc. (“Apple”) of Cupertino,
California. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (“Staf1°’or “OUII”) was also named as a
[T]he presiding Administrative Law Judge shall take evidence or other
information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons
with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and
provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended
determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public
interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(l), (f)(l), (g)(l).
7899 (Aug. 14, 2017).
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B. Procedural History
The target date for completion of this investigation was set at 17 months, i.e., January 14,
2019. Order No. 3 (Aug. 22, 2017), _afi"d,Con1m’n Notice ofNon-Review (Sept. 11, 2017).
Qualcomm moved to terminate the investigation in part as to U.S. Patent No. 8,487,658.
The motion was granted in an initial determination. Order No. 6 (Aug. 30, 2017), afi”d, Comm‘n
Notice of Non-Review (Sept. 19, 2017). 	i
Qualcornm moved to terminate the investigation in part as to claims 9 and 10 of U.S.
Patent No. 8,698,558. The motion was granted in an initial detennination. Order No. 24 (Feb. 20,
2017), aff’d, Comm’n Notice of Non-Review (Mar. 22, 2018).
Qualcomm moved to terminate the investigation in part with respect to the following
claims: claims 10-18, 29, 49, and 55-60 of U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936; claims 8, 11, 12, and 14 of
U.S. Patent No. 8,698,558; claim 16 ofU.S. Patent No. 8,838,949; claim 10 of U.S. Patent No.
9,535,490; and claim 2 of U.S. Patent No. 9,608,675. The motion was granted in an initial
detennination. Order No. 34 (Mar. 19, 2018), afl’d, Comm’n Notice of Non-Review (Apr. 6,
2018).
Qualoomm moved to terminate the investigation in part with respect to the following
claims: claims 1, 20, 24, 26, 38, and 67-68 of U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936; claims 1, 13, 17, and 20
ofU.S. Patent No. 8,698,558; claims 1-6, 8, and 16-17 of U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490; and all
asserted claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,838,949 and U.S. Patent No. 9,608,675. The motion was
granted in an initial determination. Order No. 37 (Apr. 26, 2018), aff’d, Comm’n Notice of Non
Review (May 23, 2018).
A prehearing conference was held on June 15, 2018, and the evidentiary hearing began
immediately thereafter. The hearing ended on June 26, 2018. See Prehearing Tr. 1-146; Hearing
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Tr. 1-1683. The parties were ordered to file initial post-hearing briefs of not more than 100 pages
in length, responsive briefs of not more than 75 pages in length, and reply briefs of not more than
30 pages in length. Hearing Tr. 1515.
Qualcomm moved to terminate the investigation in part with respect to the following
claims: claims 21, 22, and 23 of U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936 and claims 6, 15, 16, 18, and 19 of
U.S. Patent No. 8,698,558. The motion was granted in an initial determination. Order No. 43
(June 21, 2018), ajf’d, Comm’n Notice of Non-Review (July 17, 2018).‘
The target date for this investigation was extended by two weeks until January 28, 2019.
Order No. 44 (Sept. 5, 2018), afl”d, Comm’n Notice of Non-Review (Sept. 26, 2018). This initial
detennination is therefore due on September 28, 2018. Id.
C. The Private Parties
Qualcomm is a publicly-traded corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, with its principal place of business located at 5775 Morehouse Drive, San
Diego, California 92121. CX-0014C (Kerr WS) at Q17; CX-4736. Founded in 1985, Qualcomm
focuses on communications and has grown into a multinational corporation with over 18,000
employees in the U.S. and 224 locations worldwide. CX-0014C (Kerr WS) at Q17-18;
CX-47360005-16.
l Qualcomm continues to assert the following claims:
Patent N0. i 	Asserted Claims
8,633,936 I 19, 25, 27
8,698,558 	7
9,535,490 31 V
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Apple is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of California, with a principal
place of business in Cupertino, California; Apple designs, manufactures, and markets personal
and tablet computers, mobile communication devices, and portable digital music and video
players and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions.
See Apple’s Resp. to Compl. 1H]8-9.
D. Ownership of the Asserted Patents
The asserted patents have each been assigned to Qualcomm, and the assignments have
been recorded with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. JX-0001 (’558 Patent);
JX-0017 (same); JX-0003 (’490 Patent); JX-0018 (same); JX-0005 (’936 Patent); JX-0016
(same).
II. Jurisdiction and Importation
No party has contested the Commission’s personal jurisdiction over it, and all parties
appeared at the evidentiary hearing and presented evidence. I find that the Commission has
personal jurisdiction over all parties.
I No party has contested the Commission’s in rem jurisdiction over the accused products.
Indeed, Qualcornrn and Apple have stipulated that Apple has imported into the United States
products accused in this investigation, namely the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8
Plus, and iPhone X. JX-0013C. Accordingly, I find that the Commission has in rem jurisdiction
over the products accused of infringing the asserted patents and that the importation requirement
of section 337 has been satisfied.
No party has contested the Commission’s jurisdiction over the subject matter of this
investigation. As indicated in the Commission’s notice of investigation, discussed above, this
investigation involves the importation of products that allegedly infringe U.S. patents in a
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manner that violates section 337 of the Tariff Act, as amended. Accordingly, I find that the
Commission has subject matter jurisdiction over this investigation.
III The 558 Patent
Asserted U.S. Patent No. 8,698,558 (“the ’558 Patent”) is titled, “Low-Voltage Power
Efficient Envelope Tracker.” JX-0001. The ’558 Patent issued on April 15, 2014, and the named
inventors are Leonard K. Mathe, Thomas Domenick Marta, and Todd R. Sutton. Id.
Qualcomm asserts dependent claim 7 of the ’558 Patent, which depends from
independent claim 6. The relevant claims read as follows:
6 An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a power amplifier operative to receive and amplify an input radio
frequency (RF) signal and provide an output RF signal; and
a supply generator operative to receive an envelope signal and a first
supply voltage, to generate a boosted supply voltage having a higher
voltage than the first supply voltage, and to generate a second supply
voltage for the power amplifier based on the envelope signal and the
boosted supply voltage, wherein the supply generator incorporates an
operational amplifier (op-amp) operative to receive the envelope signal
and provide an amplified signal, a driver operative to receive the
amplified signal and provide a first control signal and a second control
signal, a P-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving a first control signal, a source receiving the
boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage, and a drain providing
the second supply voltage, and an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor
(NMOS) transistor having a gate receiving the second control signal, a
drain providing the second supply voltage, and a source coupled to
circuit ground.
7 The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the supply generator is operative to
generate the second supply voltage based on the envelope signal and either
the boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage.
JX-0001 at ll 42-67. 	~
Claim Construction
The following terms of the ‘S58 Patent were previously construed in a Markman order
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0 “based on” —plain and ordinary meaning
0 “current sense amplifier” —construed to mean “amplifier that produces a voltage
from a current”
0 “envelope signal” —construed to mean “signal indicative of the upper boundary of
the output RF signal”
Order No. 28, at 9-14 (Mar. 5, 2018).
A person of ordinary skill in the art was defined as having a Master’s degree in Electrical
Engineering, Computer Engineering,"or Computer Science plus at least two years of relevant
experience with transmission and power circuitry for radio frequency devices, or a Bachelor’s
degree in one of those fields plus at least four years of relevant experience. Id. at 8.
B. Infringement
1. General Principles of Lawz
Under 35 U.S.C. §27l(a), direct infringement consists of making, using, offering to sell,
or selling a patented invention without consent of the patent owner. The complainant in a section
337 investigation bears the burden of proving infringement of the asserted patent claims by a
“preponderance of the evidence.” Certain Flooring Products, Inv. No. 337-TA-443, Comm’n
Notice of Final Detennination of No Violation of Section 337, 2002 WL 448690, at *59, (Mar.
22, 2002); Enercon GmbH v. Int’! Trade Comm ’n, 151 F.3d 1376 (Fed. Cir. 1998).
Literal infringement of a claim occurs when every limitation recited in the claim appears
in the accused device, i.e., when the properly construed claim reads on the accused device
2 The legal principles set forth in this section apply equally to the infringement analysis of the
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exactly.3 Amhil Enters, Ltd v. Wawa, Inc., 81 F.3d 1554, 1562 (Fed. Cir. 1996); Southwall Tech.
v. Cardinal IG Co., 54 F.3d 1570, 1575 (Fed Cir. 1995).
If the accused product does not literally infringe the patent claim, infringement might be
found under the doctrine of equivalents. “Under this doctrine, a product or process that does not
literally infringe upon the express terms of a patent claim may nonetheless be found to infringe if
there is ‘equivalence’ between the elements of the accused product or process and the claimed
elements of the patented invention.” Warner-Jenkinson Co., Inc. v. Hilton Davis Chemical Co.,
520 U.S. 17, 21 (1997) (citing Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co., 339 U.S. 605,
609 (1950)). “The determination of equivalence should be applied as an objective inquiry on an
element-by-element basis.”4 Id. at 40.
“An element in the accused product is equivalent to a claim limitation if the differences
between the two are insubstantial. The analysis focuses on whether the element in the accused
device ‘performs substantially the same function in substantially the same Wayto obtain the
same result’ as the claim limitation.” AquaTex Indus. v. Techniche Solutions, 419 F.3d 1374,
1382 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (quoting Graver Tank, 339 U.S. at 608); accord Absolute Software, 659
F.3d at 1139-40.5
3 Each patent claim element or limitation is considered material and essential. London v. Carson
Pirie Scott & C0., 946 F.2d 1534, 1538 (Fed. Cir. 1991). If an accused device lacks a limitation
of an independent claim, the device cannot infringe a dependent claim. See Wahpeton Canvas
Co. v. Frontier, Ina, 870 F.2d 1546, 1552 n.9 (Fed. Cir. 1989).
4 “Infringement, whether literal or under the doctrine of equivalents, is a question of fact.”
Absolute Software, Inc. v. Stealth Signal, Inc, 659 F.3d 1121, 1130 (Fed. Cir. 2011).
5“The known interchangeability of substitutes for an element of a patent is one of the express
objective factors noted by Graver Tank as bearing upon whether the accused device is
substantially the same as the patented invention. Independent experimentation by the alleged
infringer would not always reflect upon the objective question whether a person skilled in the art
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Prosecution history estoppel can prevent a patentee from relying on the doctrine of
equivalents when the patentee relinquished subject matter during the prosecution of the patent,
either by amendment or argument. AquaTex, 419 F.3d at 1382. In particular, “[t]he doctrine of
prosecution history estoppel limits the doctrine of equivalents when an applicant makes a
narrowing amendment for pmposes of patentability, or clearly and unmistakably surrenders
subject matter by arguments made to an examiner.” Id. (quoting Salazar v. Procter & Gamble
C0., 414 F.3d 1342, 1344 (Fed. Cir. 2005)).
2. The ’558 Accused Products
The products accused of infringing claim 7 of the ’558 Patent are the iPhone 7, iPhone 7"
Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X products that include Intel modems (the ‘"558
Accused Products”). See CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q238. The evidence shows that the iPhone 7
and iPhone 7 Plus products include a Qorvo 81003 envelope tracker module, an Avago AFEM
8050 power amplifier, and an Intel PNB 5750 RF transceiver (also known as the SMARTi 5
transceiver). See CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q240-241; CX-2702C.2-3; CX-2469C.23. The
evidence also shows that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X products include a Qorvo
81004 envelope tracker module, an Avago AFEM-8056 power amplifier, and an Intel Pli/IB5757
RF transceiver (also known as the SMARTi 6T transceiver). See CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at
Q241; CX-2702C.2-3.
For purposes of the ’558 infringement analysis, Qualcomm’s expert Dr. Kelley analyzed
the iPhone 7 as representative of all ’558 Accused Products. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at
Q242-244. Apple has represented that there are no relevant differences between the ’558
,iiwould have known of the interchangeability between two elements, but in many cases it would
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Accused Products with respect to the infringement analysis. CX-4747C; see CX-0013C (Kelley
WS) at Q244. Accordingly, the discussion below will focus on the representative iPhone 7
product. See also CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q245-249 (discussing relevant similarities and
differences between the Accused Products).
3. Claim 6
The record evidence shows that the ’558 Accused Products do not practice all limitations
of independent claim 6 of the ’558 Patent, from which asserted claim 7 depends.
a. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a
power amplifier operative to receive and amplify an input
radio frequency (RF) signal and provide an output RF signal;
and
The products accused of infringing claim 7 of the ’558 Patent are the iPhone 7, iPhone 7
Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X products. No party disputes that the ’558 Accused
Products comprise apparatuses for wireless communication. See RRSB at 3-18; SRSB at 2-13.
Qualcomm’s expert Dr. Kelley provided undisputed testimony showing that the ’558
Accused Products contain RF power amplifiers, including the Avago AFEM-8050 (for the
iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus) and Avago AFEM-8056 (for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and
iPhone X), operative to receive and amplify an input RF signal and provide and output RF signal.
CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q262-263; CX-2469C.23; CX-2702C.2-3; see also CX-0013C at
Q245 (introducing relevant exhibits), Q259-61 (same).
b. a supply generator operative to receive an envelope signal and
a first supply voltage, to generate a boosted supply voltage
having a higher voltage than the first supply voltage, and to
generate a second supply voltage for the power amplifier based
on the envelope signal and the boosted supply voltage,
The undisputed evidence shows that the ’558 Accused Products comprise a supply
generator operative to receive a differential envelope signal, [ 	]. CX-0013C
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(Kelley WS) at Q264-267; CX-3888C.2; CX-2456C; CX-2457C; CX-2469C.23-24;
CX-2489C.3l, 36. The supply generator also contains a boost converter, [ ], operative to
receive a first supply voltage. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q268-269; CX-2489C.64;
CX-3888C.2; CX-3886C.4. The supply voltage output by the [ 	], can be a boosted
supply voltage having a higher voltage than the first supply voltage. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at
Q270-272; CX-3883C.5; CX-906C.5 l. The envelope amplifier is also operative to generate a
second supply voltage, [ ], for the power amplifier based on the envelope signal,
[ 	], and the boosted supply voltage, [ ]. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at
Q273-274; CX-3888C.2.
c. wherein the supply generator incorporates an operational
amplifier (op-amp) operative to receive the envelope signal and
provide an amplified signal,
The undisputed evidence shows that the ’558 Accused Products include an op-amp
operative to receive the envelope signal, [ 	( ], and provide an amplified signal,
[ 	]. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q275-276; CX-3888C.2; CX-2490C; CX-3885C.6;
see also CX-4601 (Kay Dep. Tr.) at 78:15-21.
d. a driver operative to receive the amplified signal and provide a
first control signal and a second control signal,
The undisputed evidence shows that the ‘SS8 Accused Products incorporate a driver
labeled “OTA” as shown in the ParAmp design review document. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at
Q277; CX-3885C.6. [
].
CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q278-280; CX-3888C.2; CX-2490C. In the next level schematic
drawing (Which is labeled ParAmp4opamp_r12), [ 	]
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[ 1.cx-0013c (Kelleyws) at Q281; cx-38740.2. [
]Id.
e. a P-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving a first control signal, a source receiving
the boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage, and a
drain providing the second supply voltage, and
The undisputed evidence shows that the Qorvo ALPeS II chip contains [
] and not a single PMOS transistor as recited in
claim 6. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q284. The parties disagree as to whether or not this [ ]
[ 	] satisfies the claim limitation. See CIB at 2-11; RRSB at 9-16; SRSB
at4-9, 11-13.
Apple’s expert Dr. Apsel provided clear and credible testimony regarding the operation
of the [
1. RX-1602C (Apsel ws) at
QIO1-102 (referring to RDX-15.24-27C); S86also RX-1600C (Kay ws)6 at Q22-29; RX-461C.
[
].
RX-1602C (Apsel ws) at QIO6; RDX-15.26. [
]. RX-1602C
(Apsel WS) at Q105, QIO7 (referring to RDX-15.27); RX-461C. [ 	]
6Michael Kay is a Qorvo employee who testified regarding the functionality of the accused
Qorvo chips.
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[
1. RX-1602 (Apsel WS) at Q111.
Qualcomm argues that [ 	]
literally satisfies the structural requirements for the PMOS transistor limitation. See, e.g., CIB at
3 (“[T]he only disputed issue is whether [ 	] ‘provides’
the second supply voltage”). Yet, the record evidence shows that [
].
[
] and this difference is
illustrated by the testimony of Mr. Michael Kay of Qorvo, as well as in demonstrative exhibit
RDX-27C. See Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 140:8‘-20;Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 139:-5-16 [
].
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Demonstrative exhibit RDX-27C, reproduced above, [
].
See Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 141:7-142:15. [
]. Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 141:3-6. As shown by RDX-27C and the testimony of Mr. Kay,
[ 	]. See Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 139:-5-16 [
] see also RX-1602C (Apsel WS) at Q109-111; Hearing Tr. (Apsel) at 936:5-12.
[
].
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[
]. RX-1602C
(Apsel WS) at Q111. [
] Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 139:5-16 [
] RX-A1602(Apsel ws) at Q11 1. [
] See Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 141219-l42:20
[
]
In support of its literal infringement case, Qualcomm argues that the ’558 Patent
disclosure supports the argument that the structure and role of the [ 	] in
producing and providing the claimed second supply voltage can be ignored. See, e.g. , CIB at
7-10. For example, Qualcomm relies on the patent’s disclosure of current sensor (164), depicted
in Figures 3 and 5 of the ’558 Patent, to argue that the claims allow the supply voltage to be
changed by intervening downstream elements in the signal pathway leading to the RF amplifier.
See JX-001 (’558 Patent) at Figs. 3, 5; CIB at 8-9. Qualcomrn also points to the patent’s
disclosure of PMOS transistors 318 and 320, which are used to selectively provide the first and
boosted supply voltages to the source of the PMOS transistor (314) on the envelope amplifier
(which is, at its drain, responsible for producing the envelope-tracking supply voltage). See
JX-001 (’558 Patent) at 4:42-57, 9:8-17, Figs. 3, 5; CIB at 9-10.
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Nevertheless, although the output of the envelope amplifier disclosed in the ’558 Patent
crosses the current sensor (164) before reaching the power amplifier, Qualcomrn has failed to
show that the intervening current sensor element (164) would be expected to have any significant
effect on the voltage produced and provided by the envelope amplifier. See Hearing Tr. (Apsel)
at 929116-931:6 (“Q: And so just to be perfectly clear on this point, is the voltage on E the same
or different than the voltage at node A? A: It’s the same.”); JX-001 (’558 Patent) at Figs. 3, 5.
Likewise, it has not been shown that the disclosed PMOS 318 and 320 transistors act as anything
other than simple on/off switches, without altering or changing the voltages passing through
them to any significant degree. Thus, nothing in the patent specification supports Qualcomm’s
argument that the drain of the [ 	] does not have to provide the
claimed second supply voltage, or that the [ 	] can satisfy the claim
limitation even if its output is fundamentally changed by a subsequent downstream element into
a different supply voltage.
I therefore find that the Accused Products do not satisfy the PMOS transistor limitation of
claim 6 because the [ 	] does not have the claimed “drain providing
the second supply voltage.” Moreover, [ 	] does not satisfy the
claim limitation because it does not have “a source receiving the boosted supply voltage or the
first supply voltage.” For this reason, there can be no infringement of independent claim 6 or
dependent claim 7, which depends from claim 6.
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f. an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving the second control signal, a drain
providing the second supply voltage, and a source coupled to
circuit ground.
The undisputed evidence shows that the Qorvo ALPeS II chip contains [
] and not a single NMOS transistor as recited in
claim 6. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q294. The parties’ infringement arguments with respect to
the [ 	] are largely the same as their arguments with respect to the
[ 	] See, e.g., CIB at 4.
For reasons similar to those discussed above regarding the cascoded PMOS transistors, I
find that the [ 	] do not satisfy the NMOS transistor limitation of
claim 6. In particular, Apple’s expert Dr. Apsel provided clear and credible testimony regarding
the operation of the [ 	] The [
] RX-1602C (Apsel WS) at Q137 [
] Q138-146.
Qualcomm argues that the [ 	] by itself literally satisfies the
structural requirements for the claimed NMOS transistor. See, e.g., CIB at 4 (“[T]he only dispute
is Whether the ‘drain’ of the [ 	] ‘provides’ the second supply ~voltage.”).
Yet, the record evidence shows that the [
] in the ’558 Accused Products is not the claimed “second supply
voltage,” which is instead [ 	] For
example, as shown in demonstrative exhibit RDX-27C reproduced below, [ 	]
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[
] See Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 139:-5-16
[
]141¢3-13([
]
The evidence therefore shows that the [
] does not satisfy the “drain providingvthc second supply voltage”
claim limitation. Indeed, [
] See RX-1602C (Apsel WS) at Ql47-149; Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 139117-140:3. The
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evidence also demonstrates that the [ 	] transistor cannot satisfy the limitation
requiring a “source coupled to ground.” RX-1602C (Apsel WS) at Ql43-144.
l therefore find that the ’558 Accused Products do not satisfy the NMOS transistor
limitation of claim 6. For this reason, there can be no infringement of dependent claim 7.
4. Claim 7
The record evidence demonstrates that the ‘S58 Accused Products do not infringe claim 7
of the ’558 Patent.
a. The apparatus of claim 6,
As discussed above, the ’558 Accused Products do not satisfy all limitations of claim 6
and therefore do not infringe dependent claim 7.
b. wherein the supply generator is operative to generate the
second supply voltage based on the envelope signal and either
the boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage.
The ’558 Accused Products also do not infringe claim 7 because they do not satisfy the
additional claim limitation “the supply generator is operative to generate the second supply
voltage based on the envelope signal and either the boosted supply voltage or the first supply
voltage.”
Qualcomm argues that this limitation is satisfied by Qorvo’s boost converter [ )
]and linear envelope amplifier [ ] CIB at ll. Mr. Kay from Qorvo testified at the hearing
that [
]
Hearing Tr. (Kay) at l 12:17-113:3. Qualcomm therefore contends that “the only disputed issue is
Whetherthe [ ] is operative to generate the second supply voltage based on the envelope
signal and the first supply voltage (i.e., battery voltage)?’ CIB at 11.
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Qualcornrn cites to testimony by Mr. Kay and Apple’s expert Dr. Apsel to argue that this
limitation is satisfied. CIB at 12-13 (citing Hearing Tr. (Kay) at 92:3-4 [
] Hearing Tr. (Apsel) at 934118-25). Based on this evidence, Qualcomm argues:
“[T]here is no dispute that the [ ] receives the battery voltage, Vbat, and generates a voltage
for the [ 	] based on that battery voltage.” Id. at 13 (citing Hearing Tr. (Kay) at
92:3-4).
Qua1comm’s argument fails to establish that the ’558 Accused Products satisfy this claim
limitation because it relies on a misreading of claim 7. The claim requires that the “second
supply voltage” be generated “based on the envelope signal and either the boosted supply voltage
or the first supply voltage.” Figure 3 of the ’558 Patent illustrates this feature, wherein envelope
amplifier 170a receives both the envelope signal (received by op-amp 310) and either a first
supply voltage “vbat” or a boosted supply voltage “vboost” (received at the source terminal of
PMOS transistor 314). JX-0001 (’558 Patent) at 4:39-46, Fig. 3. Using those inputs, envelope
amplifier 170a generates the second supply voltage, which is output at node E. Id.
Qualcomrn’s infringement theory cannot be reconciled with the teachings of the ’558
Patent, as it effectively renders meaningless the requirement that the “second supply voltage” be
generated “based on . . . either the boosted supply voltage first supply voltage.” Qualcomm relies
on an overbroad interpretation ofthe term “based on,” which I had previously construed to have
its plain and ordinary meaning to a person of skill in the art. See Order No. 28, at 9-10. Referring
back to Figure 3 of the ’558 Patent, Qualcomm’s theory would find infringement based on the
Vbat input to boost converter 180, instead of on the Vbat input to PMOS transistor 314. In effect,
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this means that an envelope amplifier using only Vboost as an input to PMOS transistor 314, and
eschewing Vbat as an input, would infringe claim 7.
Such attempts to read limitations out of patent claims have been rejected by the Federal
Circuit. See, e.g., Becton, Dickinson & Co. v. Tyca Healthcare Grp., LP, 616 F.3d 1249, 1257
(Fed. Cir. 2010) (“Claims must be ‘interpreted with an eye toward giving effect to all terms in
the claim.’”). I decline to interpret “based on” in this claim limitation in a way that would make
it redundant or superfluous. Accordingly, Qualcomm has failed to show that the ’558 Accused
Products practice this limitation of claim 7, and have failed more broadly in their attempt to
demonstrate infringement of claim 7.
C. Technical Prong
1. General Principles of Law7
A violation of section 337(a)(l)(B), (C), (D), or (E) can be found “only if an industry in
the United States, with respect to the articles protected by the patent, copyright, trademark, mask
work, or design concerned, exists or is in the process of being established.” 19 U.S.C.
§ l337(a)(2). Section 337(a) further provides:
(3) For purposes of paragraph (2), an industry in the United States shall be
considered to exist if there is in the United States, with respect to the articles
protected by the patent, copyright, trademark, mask work, or design
concemed—
' (A) significant investment in plant and equipment;
(B) significant employment of labor or capital; or
(C) substantial investment in its exploitation, including engineering,
research and development, or licensing.
,i_i7The legal principles set forth in this section apply equally to the technical prong analysis of the
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19 U.S.C. § l337(a)(3).
These statutory requirements consist of an economic prong.(which requires certain
activities)‘;and a technical prong (which requires that these activities relate to the intellectual
property being protected). Certain Stringed Musical Instruments and Components Thereof, Inv.
No. 337-TA-586, Comm’n Op. at 13 (May 16, 2008) (“Stringed Musical Instruments”). The
burden is on the complainant to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the domestic
industry requirement is satisfied. Certain Multimedia Display and Navigation Devices and
Systems, Components Thereof and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-694, Comm’n
Op. at 5 (July 22, 2011) (“Navigation Devices”).
“With respect to section 337(a)(3)(A) and (B), the technical prong is the requirement that
the investments in plant or equipment and employment in labor or capital are actually related to
‘articles protected by’ the intellectual property right which fonns the basis of the complaint.”
Stringed Musical Instruments at 13-14. “The test for satisfying the ‘technical prong’ of the
industry requirement is essentially same as that for infringement, i.e., a comparison of domestic
products to the asserted claims.” Alloc, Inc. v. Int ’l Trade Comm ’n, 342 F.3d 1361, 1375 (Fed.
Cir. 2003). “With respect to section 337(a)(3)(C), the technical prong is the requirement that the
,i8The Commission practice is usually to assess the facts relating to the economic prong at the
time that the complaint was filed. See Certain Coaxial Cable Connectors and Components
Thereof and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-560, Comm’n Op. at 39 n.l7 (Apr. 14,
2010) (“We note that only activities that occurred before the filing of a complaint with the
Commission are relevant to whether a domestic industry exists or is in the process of being
established under sections 337(a)(2)-(3).”) (citing Bally/Midway Mfg. Co. v. U.S. Int ’l Trade
Comm ’n, 714 F.2d 1117, 1121 (Fed. Cir. 1983)). In some cases, however, the Commission will
consider later developments in the alleged industry, such as “Whena significant and unusual
development occurred afier the complaint has been filed.” See Certain VideoGame Systems and
Controllers, Inv. No. 337-TA-743, Comm’n Op., at 5-6 (Jan. 20, 2012) (“[l]n appropriate
situations based on the specific facts and circtnnstances of an investigation, the Commission may
consider activities and investments beyond the filing of the complaint.”).
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activities of engineering, research and development, and licensing are actually related to the
asserted intellectual property right.” Stringed Musical Instruments at 13.
2. The ’558 Domestic Industry Products
Qualcomm argues that the technical prong of the domestic industry requirement is
satisfied for the ’558 Patent because certain of its products practice claim 7, which depends from
claim 6. See CIB at 14. The Domestic Industry (“DI”) Products for the ’558 Patent (’558 DI
Products”) are Qualcomm’s [
] See id. A full list of ’558 DI Products is provided in the
table set forth in Section VI.B below.
The record evidence shows that [
. 	l
CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q49-55, Q1 17-120, Q178-181; CX-4C (Marra WS) at Q57, Q63, Q68,
Q96, Q1 17; CX-4636C (Shi WS) at Q11-12. Thus, [
] CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q55, Q120, Ql81; CX-4C (Marra WS) at Q57-64,
Q92-97, Q1l3-118.
With respect to the technical prong of the domestic industry requirement, the parties only
dispute whether or not the ’558 D1Products practice the PMOS and NMOS transistor limitations
of claim 6. See RRSB at 19; SRSB at 13-17. The ’558 Accused Products and the ’558 DI
Products [
] The parties do not dispute that the record evidence shows the ’558 DI Products
practice all other limitations of claims 6 and 7. See RRSB at 19; SRSB at 13-17.
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3. Claim 6
The record evidence shows that the ’558 Dl Products do not practice all limitations of
independent claim 6 of the ’558 Patent, from which claim 7 depends. Therefore, Qualcornm does
not satisfy the technical prong of the domestic industry requirement with respect to the ’558
Patent.
1 	a. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: a
power amplifier operative to receive and amplify an input
radio frequency (RF) signal and provide an output RF signal;
and
The record evidence shows that the ’558 DI Products incorporate a power amplifier
(“PA”) that receives and amplifies an input RF signal and provides an output RF signal. CX-13C
(Kelley WS) at Q56-58, Q12O-123, Q182-184; CX-284C; CX-2496C; CX-2470C.
b. a supply generator operative to receive an envelope signal and
a first supply voltage, to generate a boosted supply voltage
having a higher voltage than the first supply voltage, and to
generate a second supply voltage for the power amplifier based
on the envelope signal and the boosted supply voltage,
The record evidence shows that the ’558 DI Products comprise a supply generator
operative to receive an envelope signal. CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q59-61, Q124-125, Q185-186;
CX-323C. 10; CX-284C; CX-4636C (Shi WS) at Q22-24; CX-2479C.10, CX-2496C.2;
CX-330C.7, 17; CX-2470C. Each [ 	] operative to receive a
first supply voltage. CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q62-64, Q126-127, Q187-188; CX-4C (Marra WS)
at Q98-99, Q119-122, Q65-67; CX-4636C (Shi WS) at Q20-21; CX-2491C.9; CX-2475C.34;
CX-2492C.4; CX-2497C.6-7. Each [ ] is also operative to generate a boosted supply
voltage higher than the first supply voltage. CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q62-65, Q128-129, Q189;
CX-4C (Marra WS) at Q98-99, Q119-122, Q65-67; CX-4636C at Q20-21; CX-2491C.9;
CX-2475C.34; CX-2492C.4. Each [ ] is further operative to generate a second supply
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voltage for the PA based on the envelope signal and the boosted voltage. CX-13C (Kelley WS)
at Q66-67, Q130-131, Q190-191; CX-4636C (Shi WS) at Q14-16; CX-2491C.9; CX-323C.lO,
13; CX-2475C.34; CX-2479C.10, 13; CX-2492C.4; CX-33OC.7, 17, 26.
c. wherein the supply generator incorporates an operational
amplifier (op-amp) operative to receive the envelope signal and
provide an amplified signal,
The evidence shows that the “S58 DI Products incorporate an op-amp operative to receive
the envelope signal, [ ] and provide an amplified signal. CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q69
74, Q133-137, Q193-197; CX-4C (Marra WS) at Q69-74, Ql01-105, Q124-125; CX-2463C.198;
CX-2464C.384; CX-2462C.1 12.
d. a driver operative to receive the amplified signal and provide a
first control signal and a second control signal,
The record evidence demonstrates that the ‘S58 DI Products comprise a driver operative
to receive the amplified signal and provide a first control signal and a second control signal.
CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q75-77, Q138-142, Q198-201; CX-24630198, 209; CX-2464C.410,
441; CX-2462C.109, 134.
e. a P-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving a first control signal, a source receiving
the boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage, and a
drain providing the second supply voltage, and
The record evidence shows that [
] See Hearing Tr.
(Marra) at 47:3-7, 28:13—30:8[ 	]
Hearing Tr. (Shi) at 69:8-70:5 [
]
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[ 	] See Hearing Tr. (Marra) at 26:22-30:24; CX-2463C.209. [
[
] See Hearing Tr. (Marra) at 30:9-24. [
] See Hearing Tr. (Marra) at 26:22-30:24. [
] See id. Therefore, [
] See RX-1602
(Apsel WS) at Q348-352, Q392, Q414.
Qualcomm argues [
] CIB at 14-16. Nevertheless, the record evidence demonstrates that [
] Qualcomm’s fact
witness Mr. Shi testified that [
] Hearing Tr. (Shi) at 73:21-23 [
]; see also Hearing Tr. (Marra) at 30:18-24; Hearing Tr. (Kelley) at 173:9-15
Qualcomm’s fact witness Mr. Marra also testified that [ V
]
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Hearing Tr. (Marta) at 30:18-24, 36:4-7; see also Hearing Tr. (Shi) at 73:21-23 [
]
Therefore, I find that [
] Accordingly, the ’558 DI Products do not practice the PMOS transistor limitation of
claim 6.
f. an N-channel metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor
having a gate receiving the second control signal, a drain
providing the second supply voltage, and a source coupled to
circuit ground.
The record evidence shows that [
] See Hearing Tr.
(Shi) at 69:8-70:5 [
] Hearing Tr. (Marra) at 32:9-36:7. [
] Id.
[
1 Id.
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Qualcomm argues that the [
] See CIB at 14-16. Nevertheless, the record evidence demonstrates that the
[
] In particular, Qualcomm’s witnesses testified that the
[
] See Hearing Tr. (Shj) at 73:21-23 [
]; Hearing
Tr. (Marra) at 32:9-36:7; Hearing Tr. (Kelley) at 173:9-15. Moreover, Qualcomm’s fact witness
Mr. Marra testified that [
1
Hearing Tr. (Marta) at 35:10-19.
Therefore, I find that the [
Products do not practice the NMOS transistor limitation of claim 6.
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4. Claim 7
The record evidence demonstrates that the ’558 DI Products do not practice claim 7 of
the ’558 Patent. Qualcomm has therefore failed to prove satisfaction of the technical prong of the
domestic industry requirement based on claim 7 of the ’558 Patent.
a. The apparatus of claim 6,
As discussed above, the ’558 DI Products do not satisfy all limitations of claim 6 and
therefore fail to practice dependent claim 7.
b. wherein the supply generator is operative to generate the
second supply voltage based on the envelope signal and either
the boosted supply voltage or the first supply voltage.
Qualcomm adduced evidence at the hearing to show that the ’558 DI Products practice
this limitation of claim 7. CX-0013C (Kelley WS) at Q92, Q152, Q211. Neither Apple nor the
Staff dispute that this limitation is satisfied. See RRSB at 19; SRSB at 13-17. A
D. Validity 	V
1. General Principles of Law9
One cannot be held liable for practicing an invalid patent claim. See Pandrol USA,LP v.
Az'rB0ssRailway Pr0ds., Inc., 320 F.3d 1354, 1365 (Fed. Cir. 2003). Nevertheless, each claim of
a patent is presumed to be valid, even if it depends from a claim found to be invalid. 35 U.S.C.
§ 282; DM11nc. v. Deere & C0., 802 F.2d 421 (Fed. Cir. 1986).
A respondent that has raised patent invalidity as an affirmative defense must overcome
the presumption of patent validity by “clear and convincing” evidence of invalidity. Checkpoint
Systems, Inc. v. United States Int’! Trade Comm ’n, 54 F.3d 756, 761 (Fed. Cir. 1995).
9 The legal principles set forth in this section apply equally to the validity analysis of the other
patents asserted in this investigation.
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a. Obviousncss
Under section 103 of the Patent Act, a patent claim is invalid “if the differences between
the subject matter sought to be patented and the prior art are such that the subject matter as a
whole would have been obvious at the time the invention was made to a person having Ordinary
skill in the art to which said subject matter pcrtains.”1° 35 U.S.C. § 103. While the ultimate
detennination of whether an invention would have been obvious is a legal conclusion, it is based
on “underlying factual inquiries including: (1) the scope and content of the prior art; (2) the level
of ordinary skill in the art; (3) the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art;
and (4) objective evidence of nonobviousness.” Eli Lilly and C0. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA,
Ina, 619 F.3d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2010). 	'
The objective evidence, also known as “secondary considerations,” includes commercial
success, long felt need, and failure of others. Graham v. John Deere C0., 383 U.S. 1, 13-17
(1966); Dyszar Textilfarben GmbH v. C.H. Patrick C0., 464 F.3d 1356, 1361 (Fed. Cir. 2006).
“[E]vidence arising out of the so-called ‘secondary considerations’ must always when present be
considered en route to a determination of obviousness.” Stratoflex, Inc. v. Aeroquip C0rp., 713
F.2d 1530, 1538 (Fed. Cir. 1983). Secondary considerations, such as commercial success, will
not always dislodge a determination of obviousness based on analysis of the prior art. See KSR
Int’! C0. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. 398, 426 (2007) (commercial success did not alter conclusion
of obviousness).
“One of the ways in which a patent’s subject matter can be proved obvious is by noting
1°The standard for determining whether a patent or publication is prior art under section 103 is
the same as under 35 U.S.C. § 102, which is a legal question. Panduil Corp. v. Dennison Mfg.
C0., 810 F.2d 1561, 1568 (Fed. Cir. 1987).
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that there existed at the time of invention a known problem for which there was an obvious
solution encompassed by the patent’s claims.” KSR, 550 U.S. at 419-20. “[A]ny need or problem
known in the field of endeavor at the time of invention and addressed by the patent can provide a
reason for combining the elements in the manner claimed.” Id.
Specific teachings, suggestions, or motivations to combine prior art may provide helpful
insights into the state of the art at the time of the alleged invention. Id. at 420. Nevertheless, “an
obviousness analysis camiot be confined by a formalistic conception of the words teaching,
suggestion, and motivation, or by overemphasis on the importance of published articles and the
explicit content of issued patents. The diversity of inventive pursuits and of modern technology
counsels against limiting the analysis in this way.” Id. “Under the correct analysis, any need or
problem known in the field of endeavor at the time of invention and addressed by the patent can
provide a reason for combining the elements in the manner claimed.” Id. A “person of ordinary
skill is also a person of ordinary creativity.” Id. at 421.
Nevertheless, “the burden falls on the patent challenger to show by clear and convincing
evidence that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have had reason to attempt to make the
composition or device, or carry out the claimed process, and would have had a reasonable
expectation of success in doing so." PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. v. ViaCell, Inc., 491 F.3d
1342, 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2007); see KSR, 550 U.S. at 416 (a combination of elements must do more
than yield a predictable result; combining elements that work together in an unexpected and
fruitful manner would not have been obvious).“
11Further, “when the prior art teaches away from combining certain known elements, discovery
of a successful means of combining them is more likely to be nonobvious.” KSR, 550 U.S. at 416
(citing United States v. Adams, 383 U.S. 39, 52 (1966)).
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b. Lack of a Written Description
The issue of whether a patent is invalid for failure to meet the written description
requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, ll 1 is a question of fact. Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. v_W.L.
Gore &Ass0cs., Inc., 670 F.3d 1171, 1188 (Fed. Cir. 2012). A patent’s written description must
clearly allow persons of ordinary skill in the art to recognize that the inventor invented what is
claimed. The test for sufficiency of a written description is “whether the disclosure of the
application relied upon reasonable conveys to those skilled in the art that the inventor had
possession of the claimed subject matter as of the filing date.” Id. (quoting Ariad Pharm., Inc. v.
Eli Lilly & C0., 598 F.3d 1336, 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (en banc)).
c. Indefiniteness
The definiteness requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112 ensures that the patent claims
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter that the patentee regards to be the
invention. See 35 U.S.C. § 112, fl 2; Metabolite Labs, Inc. v. Lab. Corp. of Am. Holdings, 370
F.3d 1354, 1366 (Fed. Cir. 2004). If a c1aim’s legal scope is not clear enough so that a person of
ordinary skill in the art could determine whether or not a particular product infringes, the claim is
indefinite, and is, therefore, invalid. Geneva Pharm., Inc. v. GIa.x0SmithKlinePLC, 349 F.3d
1373, 1384 (Fed. Cir. 2003).”
Thus, it has been found that:
When a proposed construction requires that an artisan make a separate
infringement determination for every set of circumstances in which the
composition may be used, and when such detenninations are likely to result
in differing outcomes (sometimes infringing and sometimes not), that
construction is likely to be indefinite.
12Indefiniteness is a question of law. IGT v. Bally Gaming Int ’l,Inc., 659 F.3d 1109 (Fed. Cir.
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Halliburlon Energy Servs. v. M-ILLC, 514 F.3d 1244, 1255 (Fed. Cir. 2008).
The Supreme Court recently addressed the issue of indefiniteness, and stated that a
finding of indefiniteness should not be found if the claims, “viewed in light of the specification
and prosecution history, inform those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention with
reasonable certainty.” Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc., 134 S.Ct. 2120, 2129 (2014).
2. Conception and Reduction to Practice
The application for the ’558 Patent was filed on June 23, 2011, but Qualcomm argues it is
entitled to claim a May 2010 priority date for claim 7. See CIB at 17-19. This dispute is relevant
in view of Apple’s invalidity arguments. For instance, Apple argues that claim 7 is invalid as
obvious based on the Kang reference (RX-267), which was published in October 2010.
»To establish entitlement to an earlier patent priority date, the patentee must show both
conception and reasonable diligence in reducing the invention to practice. See, e.g., Apator
Miitors ApS v. Kamstrup A/S, 887 F.3d 1293, 1295 (Fed. Cir. 2018). Qualcomm claims that a set
of documents dated [ 	] before the filing date of the ’558 Patent show
conception of the claimed invention. See CIB at 17-19; CX-2501C at 28-30; CX-905C; see also
CX-2499C. The evidence suggests that the inventors had arrived at the idea [
] See CX-905C and
CX-2501C at 29. Nevertheless, the documentary evidence does not provide corroboration that
the inventors were in possession of “a definite and permanent idea of the complete and operative
invention” integrating all elements of the claimed invention by May 2010. See Allergan, Inc. v.
Apotex Inc., 754 F.3d 952, 967 (Fed. Cir. 2014) (“Conception is ‘the formation in the mind of the
inventor, ofa definite and permanent idea of the complete and operative invention, as it is
hereafter to be applied in practice.”’); RX-4C (Apsel WS) at Q81-110, Q432-437. Moreover, the
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record is missing certain evidence, such-as an invention disclosure form and laboratory
notebooks, one would nonnally expect to see when a patentee seeks to establish and corroborate
an earlier priority date. See RX-1486C (Marra Dep. Tr.) at 154:9-17 [
] Therefore, the record testimony and corroborating
evidence fail to show that the named inventors had fully conceived of the final form of the
claimed invention in early 2010.
The record evidence also does not establish reasonable diligence in reducing the claimed
invention to practice. “To establish diligence in reduction to practice, the ‘basic inquiry is
whether . . . there was reasonably continuing activity to reduce the invention to practice.’ And,
the inventor must not abandon, suppress, or conceal the invention after he or she reduces it to
practice.” TycoHealthcare Grp. LP v. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, lnc., 774 F.3d 968, 975 (Fed. Cir.
2014) (citations omitted). Qualcomm relies on four documents in support of its reduction to
practice argument. See CRSB at 11 (citing CX-3257C; CX-3261C; CX-3254C; CX-4568C).
These documents are dated [ 	]
respectively. There are unexplained gaps between the documents—over five months between
CX3261C and CX-3254C, and over seven months between CX-3254C and CX-4568C.
Qualcomm has not provided any explanation for these gaps in the documentary evidence, and
cannot prove that it was working on the claimed invention during the time covered by the gaps.
Based on these gaps, I find that Qualcomm has failed to show diligence in reduction to practice.
See In re Meyer Mfg. C0rp., 411 F. App’x 316, 319-20 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (holding patentee failed
to demonstrate diligence due to “an unexplained gap of just over two months”).
Therefore, Qualcomm has not demonstrated that it is entitled to a patent priority date
earlier than the June 23, 2011 filing date for the ’558 Patent.
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3. Kang: Obviousness
Apple argues that claim 7 of the ’558 Patent is invalid for obviousness under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 over Kang (RX-267)“ in view of the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in the art.
RIB at 6-1 1. Based on the record evidence, I find that Apple has failed to show that claim 7 is
obvious over Kang.
Claim 7 requires that “the supply generator is operative to generate the second supply
voltage based on the envelope signal and either the boosted supply voltage or the first supply
voltage.” Kang neither discloses nor provides a motivation for using anything other than the
boosted supply voltage with Kang’s disclosed hybrid switching amplifier (“HSA”) device. See
CX-20C (Kelley WS) at Ql57 (“Adding a selectable boost would destroy the claimed benefits of
Kangf’). Kang instead discloses that “[t]he supply voltage of the linear stage of the HSA is
increased from 3.4 to 5 V by the boost converted depicted in Fig.4,” so that “the output voltage
swing of the supply modulator is boosted up to 4.5 V.” RX-267.0004 (Kang). Kang teaches that
this change “delivers a higher efficiency and broadband characteristics” than an earlier design of
HSA device with a lower maximum output voltage. Id.
Apple relies on testimony from Mr. Lennart Mathe, a named inventor of the ’558 Patent,
to argue that a person of ordinary skill would be motivated to modify Kang to implement a
selectable voltage supply. See RIB at 9 (citing RX-1488C (Mathe WS) at 164:4-16). Yet,
evidence that a person of ordinary skill would have been able to implement a selectable voltage
13Kang et al., “A Multimode/Multiband Power Amplifier with a Boosted Supply Modulator,”
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 50, no. 10 (Oct. l0, 2010)
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supply does not prove that such a person would have been motivated to modify the Kang
teaching to do so. See CX-20C (Kelley WS) at Q151.
Apple also argues that the ’558 Patent’s disclosure of average power tracking shows a
motivation to switch between different voltage supply levels. See RIB at 10 (citing JX-001 (’558
Patent) at 4:18 and plot 270 in Fig. 2B). But there is no clear rationale for why one of ordinary
skill in the art would combine the envelope tracker in Kang with average power tracking, a
substantially different power supply generation technique that might require multiple supply
voltages. See JX-001 (’558 Patent) at Fig. 2 (depicting envelope tracking).
Apple has failed to show clearly‘and convincingly that a person of ordinary skill in the art
would be motivated to modify the teachings of Kang to achieve the selective boost feature of the
’558 Patent. I therefore conclude that claim 7 of the ’558 Patent is not invalid as obvious based
on Kang.
4. Chu: Obviousness
Apple argues that claim 7 of the ’558 Patent is invalid as obvious over Chu (RX-587)“
and Choi 2010 (RX-155)“ or Choi Thesis (RX-604)“ in Viewof U.S. Patent No. 5,929,702 to
'4 Chu et al., “A 10 MHZ Bandwidth, 2 mV Ripple PA Regulator for CDMA Transmitters,”
IEEEJ 0fSolid-State Circuits, vol. 43, no. 12 (Dec. 12, 2008) (“Chu”). Chu is prior art under 35
U.S.C. § 102(b). 	_
15Choi et a1.,“Envelope Tracking Power Amplifier Robust to Battery Depletion” (2010) (“Choi
201 0”).
16Choi, “A Study on Polar Modulated Power Transmitters for Wireless Communication” (“Choi
Thesis”). The Choi Thesis was publicly available at the National Assembly Library in Korea by
April 2, 2010, more than one year prior to June 23, 2011, and is prior art tmder 35 U.S.C.
§ lO2(b). See RX-2 (Choi WS) at Q16-30.
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Myers et al. (“Myers”) (RX-589).” RIB at 11-15. Based on the record evidence, Apple has failed
to show that claim 7 is obvious over Chu in combination with the other references.
Claim 7 requires that “the supply generator is operative to generate the second supply
voltage based on the envelope signal and either the boosted supply voltage or the first supply
voltage.” Apple argues that this additional limitation is met by incorporating the teaching of
Myers in combination with Chu’s disclosure for a power supply generator that can use a boosted
supply voltage. See RIB_at 14-15. _
Nevertheless, Apple fails to demonstrate why a person of ordinary skill in the art would
be motivated to combine Myers with the Chu and Choi 2010/Choi Thesis references. Myers,
which pre-dates the other references by over nine years, discloses a “multi-range modulator”
device having at least two different switched modes of operation and correspondingly different
operating ranges based on its ability to receive different supply voltages. See RX-589 (Myers) at
6:6-7:3; see also CX-20C (Kelley WS) at Q158, Q164, Q169. The device taught in Myers differs
from the linear amplifiers used for envelope tracking in the Chu and Choi references. See I
CX-20C (Kelley WS) at Q158, Q164, Q169.
Apple argues that motivation to combine is shown based on deposition testimony given
by named inventor Mr. Mathe to the effect that a circuit designer would be able to implement a
selectable voltage supply in an envelope amplifier. See RIB at 15. Yet, evidence that a person of
ordinary skill in the art would have had the ability to implement a selectable voltage supply does
not demonstrate why that person would modify the Chu and Choi teachings to do so. See
cx-20c (Kelleyws) at Q151.
17Myers was filed on November 28, 1997. RX-589 (Myers) at 1.
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Apple also argues that the ’558 Patent’s disclosure relating to average power tracking
shows a motivation to combine. See RIB at 15 (citing JX-001 (’558 Patent) at 4: 18 and plot 270
in Fig. 2B). Even though Myers appears directed to a device that performs average power
tracking, the Chu, Choi 2010, and Choi Thesis references are directed to envelope trackers with
no disclosure or relationship to average power tracking. See RX-155, RX-587, RX-5 89, RX-604.
The evidence fails to establish a motivation for combining the Chu and Choi 2010 or Choi Thesis
references with Myers, or for otherwise adopting and using average power tracking techniques in
the context of these references.
Apple has failed to show clearly and convincingly that a person of ordinary skill in the art
would be motivated to combine the teachings of Chu and Choi 2010 or Choi Thesis with Myers
to achieve the selective boost feature of the ’558 Patent. I therefore conclude that claim 7 of the
’558 Patent is not invalid as obvious based on Chu in combination with Choi 2010 or Choi
Thesis in view of Myers.
5. Secondary Considerations
Qualcomm argues that secondary considerations of commercial success, unmet need,
industry praise, and licensing demonstrate that claim 7 of the ’558 Patent is not obvious. CRSB
at 13-15. Yet, inasmuch as the ’558 D1 Products do not practice claim 7 of the ’558 Patent, there
is no nexus to commercial success or industry praise with respect to these products. Similarly,
Qualcomm identifies no nexus between its licenses and the technology claimed in the ’558
Patent, but instead points to a list oflicensees without putting the licenses or their tenns into
evidence, demonstrating Whatpatents were licensed, or showing that any license was motivated
by claim 7. See CRSB at 14, n.9. I therefore find Qualcomm’s secondary considerations
arguments unpersuasive even though Apple has failed to prove its obviousness case.
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6. Indefiniteness and Written Description
Apple argues that asserted claim 7 of the ‘S58 Patent is indefinite and lacks sufficient
written description under 35 U.S.C. 112 because it “recites an additional limitation that the
boosted voltage is required and not required to generate the ‘second supply voltage.” RIB at
19-20 (emphasis original). Apple’s invalidity arguments based on 35 U.S.C. § 112 are not
persuasive and were previously addressed in the Markman order, which stated that “claim 7
contains the phrase ‘operative to,’ which indicates that the claimed invention has multiple modes
of operation in which a second supply voltage can be generated in different ways,” and that
“[t]he internal inconsistency alleged by Apple does not exist, inasmuch as the claim language
does not require that these different modes of operation take place simultaneously.” Order 28 at
10; see RX-4C (Apsel WS) at Q471 (reiterating arguments raised at the Markman hearing).
The evidence demonstrates that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have
understood, with reasonable certainty, that the ’558 Patent contemplates different modes of
operation that are activated at different times. See Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. , 134
S. Ct. 2120, 2124 (2014) (“[A] patent is invalid for indefiniteness if its claims, read in light of the
specification delineating the patent, and the prosecution history, fail to inform, with reasonable
certainty, those skilled in the art about the scope of the invention”); CX-20C (Kelley WS) at
Q221-23. Apple did not introduce argument or testimony at the evidentiary hearing to counter
the teaching of the ’558 Patent that the claims do not require providing both voltages
simultaneously, just that the claimed device be operative to provide one or the other at different
times. See JX-1 (’558 Patent) at 5:31-33, 6:29-33, 8:58-62. 	. '
Accordingly, I find that neither claim 6 nor claim 7 of the ’558 Patent is invalid for
indefiniteness or for lack of written description.
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IV The ’936 Patent
Asserted U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936 (“the ’936 patent”) is titled, “Programmable
Streaming Processor with Mixed Precision Instruction Execution.” JX-0005. The ’936 patent
issued on January 21, 2014, and the named inventors are Yun Du, Chun Yu, Guofang Jiao, and
Stephen Molloy. Id.
Qualcomm asserts independent claim 19 and dependent claims 25, and 27 of the ’936
patent The relevant claims read as follows:
19. A device comprising:
a controller configured to receive a graphics instruction for execution
within a programmable streaming processor, wherein the indication of
the data precision is contained Within the graphics instruction and
wherein the graphics instruction is a first executable instruction
generated by a compiler that compiles graphics application instructions,
to receive an indication of a data precision for execution of the graphics
instruction, and to receive a conversion instruction that, when executed
by the programmable streaming processor, converts graphics data
associated, with the graphics instruction, from a first data precision to
converted graphics data having a second data precision, wherein the
conversion instruction is different than the graphics instruction and
wherein the conversion instruction is generated by the compiler; and
a plurality of execution units within the processor,
wherein the controller is configured to select one of the execution units
based on the indicated data precision and cause the selected execution
unit to execute the graphics instruction with the indicated data precision
using the converted graphics data associated with the graphics
instruction.
25. The device of claim 19, wherein the plurality of execution units includes
at least one full-precision execution unit and at least one half-precision
execution unit, and wherein when the indicated data precision for execution
of the graphics instruction comprises a half precision, the controller is
configured to shut down power to the at least one full-precision execution
unit and cause the at least one half-precision execution unit to execute the
graphics instruction using the graphics data.
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27. The device of claim 19, wherein the device comprises a wireless
communication device handset. 	'
JX-0005 at 19:1-24, 19:53-61, 19:64-65.
A. Claim Construction
The following terms of the ’936 Patent were previously construed in a Markman order:
0 “programmable streaming processor” —construed to mean “instruction-based
processor capable of concurrently executing threads of instructions on multiple
data streams” 	\
0 “(conversion/executable) instruction(s) [to] . . . convert[] graphics data. . . [from
a] (first/second/different) data precision [to a] . . . (second/first/indicated) data
precision” —construed to mean “an instruction that when executed converts,
within the same data type, graphics data having one data precision to graphics
data having a different data precision” 	'
Order No. 28, at 29-35 (Mar. 5, 2018).
A person of ordinary skill in the art was defined as having a Master’s degree in Electrical
Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science plus at least two years of relevant
experience with graphics processing and processor architectures, or a Bachelor’s degree in one of
those fields plus at least four years of relevant experience. Id. at 8-9.
B. Infringement
1. The ’936 Accused Products
Qualcomm accuses the [ ] graphics processing unit (“CPU”) within the iPhone 8,
iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X (the “’936 Accused Products”) of infringing claims 19, 25, and 27
of the ’936 Patent. The accused functionality is in Apple’s [
] in the [ ] GPU. See CIB at 20.
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2. Claim 19
The record evidence shows that the ’936 Accused Products do not practice all limitations
of independent claim 19 of the ’936 Patent, from which claims 25 and 27 depend.
a. A device comprising: a controller
The undisputed evidence shows that the ’936 Accused Products include a [
] CX-3139C.29, .42; CX-3139C. 29;
CX—l1C (Annavaram WS) at Q67-73.
b. configured to receive a graphics instruction for execution
within a programmable streaming processor,
The record evidence shows that the controller in the ’936 Accused Products is
“configured to receive a graphics instruction for execution within a programmable streaming
processor.” CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q83-92; CX-3139C.6; CX-3139C.31, .64, .19;
CX-234 1C.3 79. Specifically, the [_
] Id.
at Q77-78. Dr. Annavaram provided credible testimony that [
V 	] Id. at
Q80. He concluded that “it is clear that the [
' ] This demonstrates that these floating point arithmetic instructions are ‘graphics
instructions’ as that term would be understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art.” Id. at V
Q81.
Neither Apple nor the Staff disputes that the ’936 Accused Products satisfy this claim
limitation. See RRSB at 47-60; SRSB at 35-53.
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c. wherein the indication of the data precision is contained within
the graphics instruction and
The evidence demonstrates that [
].'8 CX-2341.325;
see also RX-1603C (Davis WS) at Ql26-30, Ql68. [
] CX-l lC (Annavaram WS) at Q97-100; CX-2341.328, .338.
d. wherein the graphics instruction is apfirst executable
instruction generated by a compiler that compiles graphics
" 	application instructions, 	i
The evidence shows that the ’936 Accused Products do not contain a “compiler” that both
(l) compiles graphics application instructions and (2) generates a first executable instruction.
The ’936 Accused Products therefore do not satisfy this claim limitation. For this reason alone,
the ’936 Accused Production do not infringe claim 19 of the ’936 Patent.
i. - V Literal Infringement
No party disputes the way in which the-’936 Accused Products work with respect to the
accused functionality. Apple uses both a [ 	] to
compile the software that runs on the ’936 Accused Products. To create shader programs for
execution on an Apple GPU, developers write software in an application programming interface
such as Metal or OpenGL ES 3.0. CX-l 1C (Annavaram WS) at Q105. Metal and OpenGL use
different high-level programming languages. RX-1603C (Davis WS) at Q155. After composing
an application program, a sofiware developer uses a front-end compiler on the developer’s own
18Qualcomm’s expert Dr. Annavaram testified that [
] Hearing Tr.
(Annavaram) at 317:9-17. I therefore find that the [
] are not “graphics instruction[s]” as recited in claim l9.
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machine to compile the Metal or OpenGL source code into an intennediate language called
“AIR” (“Apple Intermediate Representation”). Id. at Ql43; see CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at
QIO4-05. Using the front-end compiler, the developer uploads the AIR file to the Apple App
Store. At that point, the application program becomes downloadable to a phone by a potential
end user. RX-1603C (Davis WS) at Ql43. [
] Id. at Ql44. [
]Id. at Ql46.[
_ 	]
CX-l lC (Annavaram WS) at Ql04-O5; see RX-1603C (Davis WS) at Ql45.
Thus, the parties agree that instructions on the ’936 Accused Products [
] It is therefore undisputed that the claimed “graphics application instructions” are
converted into the claimed “executable instructions,” which are in turn received by the controller
of the ’936 Accused Products. The sole dispute lies in whether Apple’s [ 	'
]-can satisfy the “compiler” limitation. See, e.g., CIB at 29.
With respect to its literal infringement allegations, Qualcomm argues that (1) the claim
term “compiler” is not limited to a single-stage compiler and (2) a “compiler” is understood in
the art to cover [ 	See CIB at 30-33. Dr. Annavaram provided testimony in
support of Qualcomm’s position: “A person of ordinary skill in the art would understand a
compiler chain, even one consisting of multiple different stages, to be carried out by a
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‘compiler.’ The term ‘compiler’ is not necessarily understood in the art as a single component or
stage, but rather is commonly used to describe a multi-stage compilation process.” CX-l 1C
(Annavaram WS) at Q11 1. Nevertheless, Qualcomm’s arguments regarding the construction of
“compiler” in the context of the ’936 Patent are not persuasive, in that they are not supported by
the patent specification.
The °936 specification teaches that a “compiler 402 may be formed by one or more
processors executing computer-readable instructions,” and that “these one or more processors
may be part of . . . the application development platform.” JX-5 (’936 Patent) at 13:66-14:4
(emphasis added). The specification does not teach [ 	] and only refers to
multiple processors running as parts of a single compiler, which could all be located on a
development platform. Indeed, Apple’s expert Dr. Davis testified that [
] See Hearing
Tr. (Davis) at 101112-12.Contrary to Qualcornm’s position, this portion of the ’936 specification
does not teach that the apparatus of claim 19 can comprise [
].Were an apparatus comprised
Ofl 1191
]
Qualcomm also argues that construing “compiler” to require a single compiler would
preclude an embodiment disclosed in the ’936 specification. See CIB at 30-31, n.l3. Specifically,
19See Tate Access Floors, Inc. v. Interface Architectural Res., 1nc., 279 F.3d 1357, 1370 (Fed.
Cir. 2002) (“It is well settled that the term ‘a’ or ‘an’ ordinarily means ‘one or more.”’).
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Qualcomm argues that the term “compiler” “even encompasses a process where [
]” Id. (citing JX-5 (’936 Patent) at 14:4-5 (“[C]0mpiled
instructions may be stored on a computer"—readabledata storage medium”). The ’936
specification does indeed teach storing “compiled instructions” on a “data storage medium,” but
this indicates that the inventors contemplated using an offline compiler that compiled source
code all the way into executable instructions, and not the [ 	] at issue in the
’936 Accused Products.
Therefore, in view of the intrinsic evidence, I construe “complier” as recited in claim l9
of the ’936 Patent to mean ‘asingle-platform complier. Based on this construction, I find that the
’936 Accused Products do not literally infringe claim 19. As discussed above, Apple uses a
front-end complier on the developer platform to convert Metal or OpenGL code files into an AIR
file. This AIR file is then downloaded to an end-user ’936 Accused Product, [
] See RX-1603C (Davis WS) at Ql54; Hearing Tr. (Davis) at lOlO:l l-21.
- ii. Doctrine of Equivalents
Qualcomm argues that, if it is found the ’936 Accused Products do not literally infringe
claim l9, infringement can still be found under the doctrine of equivalents. CIB at 33-34.
Specifically, Qualcomm argues: [ 	' 	] performs substantially the same
function in substantially the same way to achieve substantially the same result—i.e., it uses
specialized software to transform human readable source code into machine executable
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instructions.” Id. at 33 (citing CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q112-113‘;Insta-Foam Prods, Inc.
v. Universal Foam Sys., Inc., 906 F.2d 698, 702 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (“[I]nfringement under the
doctrine of equivalents is not precluded merely because the accused device performs functions in
addition to those performed by the claimed device.”)).
Qualcomm cannot prevail on its doctrine of equivalents argument because the claimed
equivalent was disavowed during prosecution of the ’936 Patent in order to obtain allowance of
claim 19. “A patentee who narrows a claim as a condition for obtaining a patent disavows his
claim to the broader subject matter[.]” Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki C0.,
535 U.S. 722, 736-37 (2002); see also Biagro Western Sales Inc. v. Grow More Inc., 423 F.3d
1296, 1305 (Fed. Cir. 2005). During prosecution, claim 21, which eventually became issued
claim 19, was rejected as obvious in light of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,418,606 (“Holmer”) and
5,784,588 (“Leung”). JX-10 (’936 prosecution history) at JX-10.430. In response, the applicants
narrowed the claim by adding the limitation “and wherein the graphics instruction is a first
executable instruction generated by a compiler that compiles graphics application instructions[.]”
Id. at JX-10.418. They argued: 	3
In contrast to the hardware mechanisms described by Holmer, the
techniques of claim 1 may be implemented in sofiware. For example,
claim l recites “wherein the graphics instruction is a first executable
instruction generated by a compiler that compiles graphics application
instructions” and “wherein the conversion instruction is different than
the graphics instruction, wherein the conversion instruction is generated
by the compiler.” The teclmiques of claim 1 in contrast to the techniques
of Holmer need not require the use [of] specialized hardware conversion
mechanisms. . . . Independent claims l 1, 21, 31, and 41 recite limitations
similar to those discussed above in relation to claim l.
Id. at JX-10.432-433. Ultimately, the claim as amended was allowed. Ia’.at JX-10.685. The
applicants added the single-compiler limitation to the claim in order to obtain allowance over the
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prior art, and Qualcomm is now estopped from arguing that a [ 	] is the
equivalent to the claimed single compiler. 	A
Qualcomm argues that its doctrine of equivalents argument is not barred because the
claim amendment “bore no relation” to the equivalents argument. CIB at 33 (emphasis omitted).
This argument fails to persuade, as the generation of instructions by a compiler was the key
factor Qualcomm identified as distinguishing the prior art, and Qualcomm could have phrased its
amendments to include [ 	] instead of the single compiler recited
in the claim language.
Even if prosecution history estoppel did not bar Qualcomm’s doctrine of equivalents
argument, the evidence does not support a finding of infringement. Dr. Davis provided credible
testimony that Apple’s [ 	] approach works in a different way from the claimed
invention to achieve a different result. RX-1603C (Davis WS) at Ql63. By separating the
compiler used by the developer from [
] Id. In particular, the evidence shows that Apple
[ 	.
] Id. The single compiler recited in claim l9 does not operate in this
way. Dr. Davis testified that [
] Id. As Apple’s [
] performs a different function, in a substantially different way, to obtain a different result
when compared to the single compiler disclosed in the ’936 Patent, the doctrine of equivalents is
inapplicable to the “compiler” limitation of claim 19.
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Therefore, l find that the ’936 Accused Products do not practice the “compiler” limitation
of claim l9, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents.
e. to receive an indication of a data precision for execution of the
graphics instruction, and to receive a conversion instruction
that, when executed by the programmable streaming
processor, converts graphics data associated, with the graphics
instruction, from a first data precision to converted graphics
data having a second data precision, wherein the conversion
instruction is different than the graphics instruction and
wherein the conversion instruction is generated by the
compiler; and
The parties dispute whether the ’936 Accused Products practice this limitation, with
Qualcomm arguing that they do, and Apple and the Staff arguing that Qualcomm has failed to
prove its infringement case. See CIB at 20-29; RRSB at 47-54; SRSB at 47-53.
The primary dispute lies in Whetherthe ’936 Accused Products are “configured to
receive . . . a conversion instruction that . . . is different than” the alleged graphics instruction.
Qualcomm argues that [ 	~
] CIB at 20 (citing CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Ql20-157). Qualcomm argues:
[
]
Id. (emphasis added). 	~
It is my conclusion that the record evidence, when considered together, fails to establish
by a preponderance of the evidence that the ’936 Accused Products as imported are “configured
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to” receive [ 	] As an initial matter, Qualcomm’s expert
Dr. Annavaram was unable to locate the [ 	]in the Apple source code produced
for inspection:
[
]
Hearing Tr. (Annavaram) at 275:6-9, 294111-13. _
_ Qualcomm argues that other forms of evidence nevertheless demonstrate that the ’936
Accused Products satisfy this limitation of claim 19. For example, Qualcomm identifies Apple’s
[
] See CIB at 20-21. Although this document shows that the ’936
Accused Products were capable [ I 	]
it fails to show that the ’936 Accused Products were actually “configured” [ 	] as
required by the claim limitation.
Qualcornm also cites to deposition testimony from Apple engineers to argue that software
in the ’936 Accused Products is"configured to [ 	] CIB at 21-22. _
Qualcomm’s arguments are not persuasive, as the testimony from Messrs. Duprat and Potter
explains [ 	]
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(CX-4602C (Potter Dep. Tr.) at 192-94; CX-4603C (Duprat Dep. Tr.) at 145); [
. 	] (cx-46030 (Duprat Dep. Tr.) at 188-89); [
] (cx-4603c (Duprat Dep. Tr.) at 146); and [
] (CX-4603C (Duprat Dep. Tr.) at 191). In
my view, this deposition testimony fails to show that the ’936 Accused Products are configured
r 	1 	- 	_
At the hearing, Qualc0mm’s expert Dr. Annavaram provided testimony stating that [
] CX-1 l (Annavaram WS) at
QI36-39. Specifically, Dr. Annavaram testified [
] CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Ql39. Despite
this analysis, the evidence fails to show that [
] such that it would read on the limitations of claim 19.
Qualcomm further argues [
' 	]
CIB at 23 (emphasis original) (citing CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Ql40-149; CX-4923C
(Annavaram WS) at Q3-6); 23-25. It is argued that [
1 CIB at 23-24 (citing
CX-1lC (Annavaram WS) at QI42; CX-4553C.6l-.62, .64; CX-492lC.3-.4, .16; CX4922C at
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APL-QC1065_10848896; CX-63lC.47; CX-630C). Qualcomm’s argument is weakened by
Dr. Annavaram’s cross-examination testimony, when he testified [
] Hearing Tr. (Annavaram) at
311:22-312:7, 313:6-12, 313:l8-314:1 . Dr. Annavaram also testified: [
] Hearing Tr. (Annavaram) at 325:25-326:3. Based on
Dr. A11navaram’stestimony, it is my conclusion [ 	] fail to demonstrate
that the ’936 Accused Products [ 	_ 	]
Qualcomm argues that it has provided its “best evidence of infringement” and that it is
“not practical” to require that the accused instructions be captured on the ’936 Accused Products
before a finding of infringement can be made. Even if “not practical,” adducing evidence that the
’936 Accused Products are “configured to receive . . . a conversion instruction that . . . is
different than” the claimed graphics instruction is nevertheless needed to support a finding of
infringement. Based on my review of the record, I find that Qualcomm has failed to show by a
preponderance of the evidence that the ’936 Accused Products are “configured to” receive the
[ 	] instruction, and for this reason there is no infringement of asserted claim 19 of
the ’936 Patent.
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f. a plurality of execution units within the processor,
The evidence shows the ’936 Accused Products include [
] CX-3l39C.l8. No partydisputes that this satisfies the “plurality of execution
units” limitation of claim 19. See CX-1 1C (Annavaram WS) at QI67-169; see RRSB at 47-60;
SRSB at 53. ~
g. wherein the controller is configured to select one of the
execution units based on the indicated data precision and cause
the selected execution unit to execute the graphics instruction
with the indicated data precision using the converted graphics
data associated with the graphics instruction.
The evidence shows that [ ‘
] CX-3139C.46; CX-3l39C.l9; CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at
Ql7l-72. N0 party disputes that this claim limitation is satisfied. See RRSB at 47-60; SRSB at
53.
3. Claim 25
The record evidence demonstrates that the ’936 Accused Products do not infringe claim
25 of the ’936 Patent.
a. The device of claim 19,
As discussed above, the ’936 Accused Products do not satisfy all limitations of claim 19
and therefore do not infringe dependent claim 25.
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b. wherein the plurality of execution units includes at least one
full-precision execution unit and at least one half-precision
execution unit, and
_ As discussed above, the ’936 Accused Products each contain [
] CX-2341C.252; CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q192. No party disputes that
this claim limitation is satisfied. See CIB at 36; RRSB at 47-60; SRSB at 53.
c. wherein when the indicated data precision for execution of the
graphics instruction comprises a half precision, the controller
is configured to shut down power to the at least one full
precision execution unit and cause the at least one half
precision execution unit to execute the graphics instruction
using the graphics data.
This claim limitation requires that the accused device “shut down power” to a
full-precision execution unit. Qualcomm argues that the ’936 Accused Products satisfy this
limitation by [
] See CIB
at 35 (citing CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q197). Apple argues that [
] See RRSB at 60.
Qualcomm points to the ’936 specification in support of its position that the claimed
“shut down” of “power” limitation can be satisfied by [ 	] See CIB at 35 (citing JX-5
(’936 Patent) at 11:55-58, 12:2-5). The portions at issue read:
In one aspect, shader processor 206 may be capable of using thread
scheduler 224 to selectively power down, or disable, one or more of full
precision ALU’s 236A-236N and one or more of full-precision register
banks 244A-244N.
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Thus, in these types of scenarios, shader processor 206 may selectively V
power down, or disable, one or more of the full-precision components for
power savings.
JX-5 (’936 Patent) at 11:55-58, 12:2-5.
Contrary to Qualcomrrfs position, I fail to see how these portions of the specification
require that the term “shut down power” be construed to include [ 	] The plain
language of the claim requires that “power” be “shut down,” which is not achieved by [
1 	,
Accordingly, I find that the ’936 Accused Products do not infringe claim 25 of the ’936
Patent for the additional reason that they do not satisfy the “shut down power” limitation.
. 4. Claim 27
The record evidence demonstrates that the ’936 Accused Products do not infringe claim
27 of the ’936 Patent.
a. The device of claim 19,
As discussed above, the ’936 Accused Products do not satisfy all limitations of claim 19
and therefore do not infringe dependent claim 27.
b. wherein the device comprises a wireless communication device
handset.
The Apple [ ] GPU is included within the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X,
which are all “wireless communication device handsets.” N0 party disputes that the ’936
Accused Products satisfy this limitation of claim 25. See CIB at 36; RRSB at 47-60; SRSB at 53.
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C. Technical Prong
1. The ’936 Domestic Industry Products
Qualcomm argues that the technical prong of the domestic requirement is satisfied for the
’936 Patent because certain of its products practice independent claim l9 and dependent claim
25. See CIB at 36. The ’936 DI Products are Qualcomm’s Adreno 3xx, Adreno 4xx, and Adreno
Sxx series GPUs; all Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC (“system-on-chip”) products that incorporate
one of these Adreno GPUs, as set forth in CX-889C (at pages 4, 6, 36, 38, 43, 50, 52, 54, and 71)
and CX-4552 (at pages 5, 27, and 29); and every Qualcomm test platform that incorporates one
of these Snapdragon SoC products. Id. A full list of ’936 DI Products is provided in the table set
forth in Section VI.B below.
For pLlI'pOS€S	of the technical prong analysis, Qualcomm has identified [
] CIB at 36 (citing CX-11C (Annavaram WS)
at Q2l9-230). No party disputes that [
] See RRSB at 60-63; SRSB at 54-60.
2. Claim 19
a. A device comprising: a controller
The parties do not dispute that [ 	] satisfies the “controller” claim limitation.
See RRSB at 60-63; SRSB at 54-60. Qualcomm has adduced evidence showing that [
] CX-67OC.18,_.2l, and .23; CX-11C (Annavaram
WS) at Q236-238; CX-674C.47; CX-672C.23. 	'
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b. configured to receive a graphics instruction for execution
within a programmable streaming processor,
The parties do not dispute that [ 	] satisfies this claim limitation. See RRSB at
60-63; SRSB at 54-'60. Qualcomrn’s expert Dr. Annavaram provided testimony showing that the
claimed “graphics instructions” are received for execution within the [ 	] of the
’936 DI Products, which are the claimed “programmable streaming processors.” CX-11C
(Annavaram WS) at Q243-252; CX-676C.122, .126-.127; CX-674C.200; CX-672C.38;
CX-676C.21. Moreover, the [ 	A 	] document describes how the ’936
DI Products are configured to receive [
] CX-671C.l8, .35. Each of these instructions includes
[~ 	. 	] and are therefore “graphics
instructions.” CX-1 1C (Annavaram WS) at Q256-258; CX-67lC.43-.44, .51-.52. Similar
“graphics instructions” are received by the [ 	~ ] CX-11C (Annavaram WS)
at Q259; CX-673C.25, .38; CX-672.115, .120.
c. wherein the indication of the data precision is contained within
the graphics instruction and
The parties do not dispute that the [ 	] satisfies this claim limitation. See RRSB
at 60-63; SRSB at 54-60. Dr. Annavaram testified that the “graphics instructions” identified
above include an indication of data precision. CX-1 1C (Annavaram WS) at Q264-270; CX
671.43-.44,.36;CX-67lC.5l-.52, .50; CX-673.31, .39; CX-672C.ll9, .121.
d. wherein the graphics instruction is a first executable
instruction generated by a compiler that compiles graphics
application instructions,
The parties dispute that [ 	] satisfies this “compiler” limitation of claim l9.
Apple and the Staff argue that Qualcomm uses a [ 	]
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[
] See RRSB at 62-63; SRSB at
55-58.
Qualcomm’s fact witness Mr. Zhang provided testimony regarding the operation of the
’936 DI Products at the hearing. The ‘936 DI Products use [
] Hearing Tr. (Zhang) at
238:5-13, 238120-22, 239:3-5. The ’936 DI Products also use [
] Hearing Tr.
(Zhang) at 239:15-22. Mr. Zhang’s testimony is consistent with a [
] that states:
P
]
RX-1660C[ 	. 	at 5.
Qualcomm argues that [ 	t 	]
satisfies the claim limitation. See CIB at 38-39. Yet, as Mr. Zhang testified at the hearing, the
[ 	_
1
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[
, 	]
Hearing Tr. (Zhang) at 239:l2-l7, 242:l0-12.
As Mr. Zhang also explained, [
] Hearing Tr. (Zhang) at 241:l5-21, 242:1-7. The source code for
[ 	,
_ 	]"RX-1603C (Davis WS) at Q269-70;
Hearing Tr. (Zhang) at 242120-243:3 [ 	]
Qualcomm argues:”[T]o the extent the ’936 DI Products do use [
] they still satisfy the claim limitation; both literally
and under the doctrine of equivalents, [ 	_
] CIB at 38-39. Accordingly, my reasons for finding that the ’936 DI Products do
not practice the “compiler” limitation of claim 19 [ 	]
Inasmuch as neither [
_ ] as required by the
claim limitation, neither one can be the claimed “compiler” of claim 19. For this reason, I
therefore find that the ’936 DI Products do not literally practice claim 19 of the ’936 Patent. As
for practicing the “compiler” limitation under the doctrine of equivalents, I find that Qualcomm
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is precluded from arguing the doctrine of equivalents owing to prosecution history estoppel, as
discussed above.
to receive an indication of a data precision for execution of the
graphics instruction, and to receive a conversion instruction
that, when executed by the programmable streaming
processor, converts graphics data associated, with the graphics
instruction, from a first data precision to converted graphics
data having a second data precision, wherein the conversion
instruction is different than the graphics instruction and
wherein the conversion instruction is generated by the
compiler; and
The parties dispute whether the ’936 DI Products practice this limitation, as they did with
respect to the infringement analysis. See CIB at 35-38; RRSB at 60-62; SRSB at 58-60.
Qualcomm identifies [ 	] as the claimed
“conversion instructions.” CIB at 37 (citing CX-671C.35, .55, .57). Qualcomm argues: “These
[
114 (citing cx-6710.58-.59; CX-11C
(Annavaram WS) at Q287-288). The evidence shows that the [
CX-672C.l22-.124.
] CX-673C.42-.47;
Nevertheless, Qualcomrn’s technical prong arguments with respect to this claim
limitation are not persuasive, [
[ 	.
testified that [
] In particular, Qualcomm argues that the ’936 DI Products
] but Qualcomm’s expert Dr. Annavaram
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[
] Hearing Tr. (Annavaram) at 32O:19-23.
Qualcomm also relies upon [
] Indeed,
Qualc0mm’s Senior Director of Technology testified that [
] Hearing Tr. (Zhang) at 243:1 1-17, 229:8-237:25. Dr. Annavaram also testified that the
[
_ 	] Hearing Tr. (Annavaram) at 32O:11-18.
Based on my review of the record, I find that Qualcomm has failed to show by a
preponderance of the evidence that the ’936 DI Products are “configured to” receive [
] and for this reason they do not practice asserted claim 19 of the ’936
Patent.
f. a plurality of execution units within the processor,
The parties do not dispute that the [ 	] satisfies this claim limitation. See RRSB
at 60-63; SRSB at 54-60. The documentary evidence shows that, [
] CX-670C.24, .21, .18;
CX-676'C.122 (describing [ 	] CX-674C.5O, .14;
CX-672C.25, .26.
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. g. wherein the controller is configured to select one of the
execution units based on the indicated data precision and cause
the selected execution unit to execute the graphics instruction
with the indicated data precision using the converted graphics
data associated with the graphics instruction.
The parties do not dispute that [ 	] satisfies this claim limitation. See RRSB
at 60-63; SRSB at 54-60. Dr. Armavaram testified that the claimed “controller” of the ’936 DI
Products is configured to select an execution unit based on the indicated precision, causing it to
execute the graphics instruction with the indicated precision. CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q3l6;
CX-676C.122; CX-674C.50, .212; CX-672C.26, .77-.82. In addition, the instructions identified
for the ’936 DI Products operate on “graphics data.” CX-11C (Armavaram WS) at Q297. They
are received for execution in the “shader processor,” and are generated by Qualcomm’s GPU
compiler. CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q293; CX-676C.122, .126-.127; CX-6_74C.200;
CX-672C.38; CX-3989-01C —CX-3998-04C.
3. Claim 25
The record evidence demonstrates that the ’936 DI Products do not practice claim 25 of
the ’936 Patent.
a. The device of claim 19,
As discussed above, the ’936 DI Products do not satisfy all limitations of claim 19 and
therefore do not practice dependent claim 25.
b. wherein the plurality of execution units includes at least one
full-precision execution unit and at least one half-precision
execution unit, and
Evidence adduced at the hearing shows that the ’936 Dl Products include at least
[ 	] thereby satisfying this claim
limitation. CX-670C.24, .21, .18; CX-676C.122; CX-674C.5O, .14; CX-,672C.25, .26.
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c. wherein when the indicated data precision for execution of the
graphics instruction comprises a half precision, the controller
is configured to shut down power to the at least one full
precision execution unit and cause the at least one half
precision execution unit to execute the graphics instruction
using the graphics data.
For claim 25, which requires “shut[ting] down power” to a full-precision execution unit,
Qualcomm argues that the ’936 DI Products [ 	] CIB at 39-40. [
] See RX-1603C (Davis
WS) at Q296-3 O6.Further, as Qualcomm engineer Chun Yu explained, [
]RX-1510C (YuWS) at 132.
I therefore find that the ’936 DI Products do not satisfy this claim limitation and do not
practice claim 25 of the ’936 Patent.
D. Validity
1. NVIDIA NV35 GPU: Anticipation
Apple argues that claim 19 of the ’936 patent is anticipated by “NV35,” a GPU sold by
graphics card manufacturer NVIDIA. RIB at 40-46. NV35 and its accompanying driver software
were included in a graphics card known as the NVIDIA GeForce FX5900. RX-6C (Davis WS) at
Q60. NV35 was on sale more than one year before the April 2008 filing of the ’936 Patent and is
therefore prior art under 35 U.S.C. § 102(1))(pre-AIA). Hearing Tr. (Annavaram) at l37O:2O-24;
see also RX-407C (NV35 Sales Records); RX-1465C (Brown (NVIDIA) Dep. Tr.) at
27:31-31:8.
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Based on the parties’ argument and the record evidence, and for reasons similar to those
discussed above with respect [ 	1
] I find that the NVIDIA NV35 does not anticipate claim 19 of the ’936 Patent.
As an initial matter, claim 19 recites a “programmable streaming processor.” Based on
the evidence adduced at the hearing, it is my conclusion that NV35 had a programmable
streaming processor, as that term was construed in my Markman Order. Specifically, NV35 had
an “instruction-based processor capable of concurrently executing threads of instructions on
multiple data streams.” See Order No. 28, at 31 (construing “programmable streaming
processor”).
The record evidence shows that [
] RX-6C (Davis
WS) at Q72. [
]RX-421C
] at 173. [
] RX-6C (Davis WS) at Q117.
[ 	] a practice that my Markman Order
recognizes as a form of “concurrent processing.” Id. at Q72; see Order No. 28, at 31. [
].” RX-6C (Davis WS) at Q72.
Claim 19 also requires that the recited “graphics instruction” and “conversion
instruction” be “generated by a compiler.” For NV35, Apple has identified [
] as examples of“graphics instructions.” RIB at 40. Apple identifies
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[ 	] examples of NV35 “conversion instmctions.” Id at 45. Yet, Apple has
failed to establish that any of these instructions are generated by a “compiler.”
Apple relies on [
] RlB at 43 (citing RX-419C). [
] In
particular, NVIDIA’s corporate witness Pat Brown testified at deposition that [
] RX-1465C (Brown Dep. Tr.) at
138:18-20 [
] Therefore, I do not find the [ 	] persuasive
evidence of anticipation.
Apple further relies on the deposition testimony of NVIDIA’s corporate Witnessto
demonstrate that NV35 satisfies the “complier” limitation. See RIB at 44-45. Mr. Brown testified
that a [
] RX-1465C (Brown Dep. Tr.) at 90:13-19. This testimony fails to meet the threshold
of clear and convincing, however, [
] RX-839C at [
] Mr. Brown also testified that [
] See RX-1465C (Brown Dep. Tr.) at 81:20-82:9.
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Apple’s expert points to hardware documentation describing [
] RX-6C (Davis WS) at Q90. Nevertheless, the record evidence does not
show that that [ 	] As
Dr. Annavaram testified, [
] CX-18C (Annavaram WS) at Q65, Q68. Dr. Annavaram’s hypothetical would
explain [ 	] in the
record evidence.
In sum, the evidence adduced by Apple fails to show, clearly and convincingly, that
claim l9 of the ’936 Patent is anticipated by the NVIDIA NV35 GPU product.
2. Sony PlayStation 3: Anticipation
Apple argues that the Sony PlayStation 3, Which incorporates a CELL processor [
l
(collectively, “PS/3”), is a video game console that anticipates claims 19 and 25. RIB at 46-51.
The PS/3 was on sale in the United States before December 2006 and is prior art under 35 U.S.C
§ lO2(b) (pre-AIA). See RX-6C (Davis WS) at Q283; RX-524C (Sony Invoice); RX-526C
(Amazon Sales website) at .1-4; RX-1485C (Mallinson Dep. Tr.) at l6:l7-24, 47:13-56:25.
Claim 19 recites a processor “configured to” receive “graphics instructions.” Based on
the record, it is my conclusion that Apple has failed to show, by clear and convincing evidence,
that the PS/3 implementation of the CELL Processor was so configured. In particular, Apple has
not demonstrated the required “graphics instructions.” .
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The record evidence shows that [
] RX-1480C (Hofstee Dep. Tr.) at 30:19-31:9 (emphasis added); see
also id. at 96:8-97:3. For instance, [
] cx-7590.11 [
] CX-759C.9; see also CX-759C.8.
Apple identifies [
] but the evidence does not show these
instructions were used on the PS/3 CELL Processor for graphics processing. See RIB at 47. In
particular, Apple argues these instructions [
] See RIB at 47. Indeed, Apple’s expert Dr. Davis testified that a “graphics
instruction” is one that renders graphics. See RX-6C (Davis WS) at Q36 (“Some instructions
specifically applicable to rendering graphics, which may be referred to as graphics instructions,
can be used in both GPUs and CPUs.”) (emphasis added).
Apple relies on the testimony of Sony witness Dominic Mallinson in support of its
invalidity position, but this uncorroborated testimony fails to establish that the [
] See RIB at 47-48 (citing RX-1485
(Mallinson Dep. Tr.)); TypeRight Keyboard Corp. v. Microsoft C0rp., 374 F.3d 1151, 1159 (Fed.
Cir. 2004) (“[C]orroboration is required of any witness whose testimony alone is asserted to
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invalidate a patent”) (citation omitted). Moreover, Mr. Mallinson’s testimony [
] CX-759C.8, .9, .11; RX-1480C (Hofstee
Dep. Tr.) at 95:16-97:10.
It is therefore my conclusion based on the record evidence that the PS/3 CELL was not
configured to receive “graphics instructions” as recited in claim 19. Accordingly, claim 19 of the
’936 is not rendered invalid as anticipated by the PS/3 CELL Processor.
3. NV35 and Holmer: Obviousness
Apple argues that NV35, when combined with U.S. Patent Application No.
2005/0066205 to Holmer (“Holmer”), renders claims 25 and 27 of the ’936 Patent obvious. RIB
at 51-54. Apple’s obviousness argument is not persuasive, as Apple fails to demonstrate that a
person of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to combine NV35 with Holmer to
satisfy all the elements of claims 25 and 27.
Dr. Annavaram provided credible testimony explaining there was no motivation to
incorporate the power savings techniques of Holmer into NV35 because [
] such as NV35, were primarily implemented in systems
with a fixed power source. CX-18C (Annavaram WS) at Q87. For this reason, increasing power
efficiency was a “lower priority.” See CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q32. To the extent graphics
processors were implemented into mobile, battery-operated devices, there was a trend towards
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simplifying the processor architecture even at the expense of performance.” CX-18C
(Annavaram WS) at Q13.
Apple argues four reasons why a person of ordinary skill in the art would be motivated to
combine NV35 and Holmer to achieve the invention of claim 25:
0 Holmer was authored by engineers at NVIDIA, which also developed NV35, and
both were developed [ 	]
- t
l
0 NV35 and Holmer are analogous art.
0 With finite techniques available for power reduction, it would have been obvious
to try shutting down unused units.
RIB at 52-53. These arguments, however, are not persuasive.
The evidence shows that [
]RX-41 0c.3. Similarly, [
]
2° Holmer teaches a non-streaming, non-programmable (fixed function) “data pipeline that
processes data in sequence” in light of the fact that “rendering of 3D objects can be extremely
computation and power intensive and therefore is not conducive to battery-operated handheld
devices.” RX-765 (Holmer) {HI0024, 0004, 0032. Dr. Annavaram testified that Holmer
exemplified the conventional wisdom at the time of the ’936 Patent, which was that
incorporating GPUS into handheld devices was only possible by simplifying the architecture and
compromising on performance. CX—llC (Annavaram WS) at Q32; CX-18C (Annavaram WS) at
Q13.
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[ 	] RX-4l3C.5. Apple’s position that
NV35 and Holmer are “analogous art” therefore ignores [
] In addition,
Apple’s position belies the disclosure of the ’936 Patent, which teaches the power-efficient
implementation of a programmable streaming processor into a battery constrained device. See
CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q3 0-3 l. 	y
Apple argues that a person of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to
combine NV35 with Holmer to arrive at claim 27 for the same reasons as those given for claim
25, but Apple’s arguments for claim 27 are equally unavailing. See RIB at 53-54. The evidence
adduced at the hearing fails to explain why or how a person of ordinary skill in the art would
have been motivated to implement the architecture of NV35 into a mobile handheld device.
Indeed, testimony from Dr. Annavaram suggests it would have been counterintuitive to V
incorporate [ ' 	A ] such as NV35, into a mobile handheld
device before the invention of the ’936 Patent. See CX-l8C (Amiavaram WS) at Q91-93.
Therefore, I find that Apple has not shown by clear and convincing evidence that NV35
in combination with Holmer renders obvious claims 25 and 27 of the ‘936 Patent.
4. PlayStation 3 and Holmer: Obviousness
Apple argues that the PS/3, when combined with Holmer, renders claims 25 and 27 of the
’936 Patent obvious. RIB at 51, 54. Yet, besides referring to its obviousness arguments with
respect to NV35 in combination with Holmer, Apple’s brief fails to establish a motivation to
combine PS/3 and Holmer to arrive at the inventions of claims 25 and 27. See id. at 51, 54.
The record evidence also contradicts Apple’s obviousness position. At the hearing,
Dr. Annavaram provided credible testimony explaining that the CELL Processor within the PS/3
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was a fixed-power supply device, which precludes a motivation to combine PS/3 and Holmer in
a way to render claim 25 obvious. CX-18C (Annavaram WS) at Ql45, Q168. Moreover, Sony’s
corporate witness testified [
] RX-1480C (Hofstee Dep. Tr.) at 135:1-5; see CX-18C
(Annavaram WS) at Q171.
Therefore, I find that Apple has not shown by clear and convincing evidence that PS/3 in
combination with Holmer renders obvious claims 25 and 27 of the ’936 Patent.
5. Secondary Considerations
Qualcomm argues that secondary considerations of commercial success, unmet need,
industry praise, and licensing demonstrate that claims 25 and 27 of the ’936 Patent are not
obvious. CRSB at 31-32. Yet, Qualc0mm’s arguments are not persuasive because they fail to
show the required nexus to the ’936 Patent.
With respect to licensing, Qualcomm points to a list of licensees but does not (1) offer
evidence to show that any license was motivated by the ’936 Patent’s mixed-precision
technology; (2) provide any license terms indicating a nexus; or (3) identify the patents at issue
for each license. See CRSB at 32.
" For cormnercial success there is similarly no nexus, because Qualcomm has not shown
that its products practice the ’936 Patent. Moreover, none of the testimony Qualcomm cites from
Mr. Du or Dr. Annavaram shows a nexus between the claimed invention and specific sales. See
CRSB at 31-32.
As for long-felt but unmet need, named inventor Mr. Yu testified that [
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[ 	] RX-1510C (Yu Dep. Tr.) at 96-97; see RX-6C (Davis WS) at
Q409-l l.
Turning now to praise, Qualcomm’s witnesses testified that the ’936 Patent [
]RX-1471C (Du Dep
Tr.) at 47-48; RX-1506C (Wadrzyk Dep. Tr.) at 116-17.
Having reviewed the parties’ arguments and the record evidence, I therefore find
Qualcomm’s secondary considerations arguments unpersuasive even though Apple has failed to
prove its obviousness case.
V. The ’490 Patent
Asseited U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490 (“the ’490 patent”) is titled, “Power Saving
Techniques in Computing Devices.” LIX-0003.The ’49Opatent issued on January 3, 2017, and
the named inventors are Vinod Harimohan Kaushik, Uppinder Singh Babbar, Andrei Danaila,
Neven Klacar, Muralidhar Coimbatore Krishnamoorthy, Arunn Coimbatore Krishnamurthy,
Vaibhav Kurnar, Vanitha Aravamudhan Kurnar, Shailesh Maheshwari, Alok Mitra, Roshan
Thomas Pius, and I-Iariharan Sukumar. 1d.
Qualcomm asserts independent claim 31 of the ’490 patent. This claim reads as follows:
31. A mobile terminal comprising:
a modem timer;
a modem processor, the modem processor configured to hold modem
processor to application processor data until expiration of the modem "
timer;
an application processor;
an interconnectivity bus communicatively coupling the application
processor to the modem processor; and 	'
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the application processor configured to hold application processor to
modem processor data until the modem processor pulls data from the
application processor after transmission of the modem processor to
application processor data,
wherein the modem processor is further configured pull data from the
application processor after transmission of the modem processor to
application processor data and before the interconnectivity bus
transitions from an active power state to a low power state.
JX-0003 at 21 :4-21.
A. Claim Construction
No tenns of the ’490 Patent were previously construed in the Markman order. In
connection with the infringement analysis, I have construed three terms: “hold,” “processor,” and
“after.” The reasons for my constructions are discussed below along with the infringement
discussion.
In the Markman order, a person of ordinary skill in the art was defined as having a
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science plus at
least two years of relevant experience with multi-processor systems, or a Bachelor’s degree in
one of those fields plus at least four years of relevant experience. Order No. 28, at 8-9 (Mar. 5,
201 8).
B. Infringement
1. The ’490 Accused Products
Qualcomm accuses the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X
products that include Intel modems (the “’490 Accused Products”) of infringing claim 31 of the
’490 Patent. See SIB at 7. All of these products include an Apple A10 or All application
processor and Intel’s XMM7360 or XMM7480 Modem Platform containing the X-Gold 736G or
748G baseband processor, with the A10 or A1 1 application processor and the X-Gold 736G or
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748G baseband processor connected by a PCIe bus. CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q48-49, Q73;
CX-931C.16; CX-3836C. [
] See CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q48, Q50;
RX-1607C (Yalamanchili WS) at Q17.
2. Claim 31
Qualcomm has adduced evidence at the hearing establishing that the ’490 Accused
Products literally infringe each limitation of claim 31 of the ’490 Patent.
a. A mobile terminal comprising:
No party disputes that each ’490 Accused Product is a mobile terminal, i.e., cell phone.
See RRSB at 22-39; SIB at 9-18. 	1
b. a modem timer;
The record evidence demonstrates that the ’490 Accused Products satisfy this claim
limitation. [
] CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q63-72; CX-3133C; CX-4604C.31:3-32:19; 73:13-74:3;
CX-4606C.67:25-68:12. No party disputes that each ’49OAccused Product has the claimed
modem timer. See RRSB at 22-39; SIB at 9-18. 	1
' 	c. a modem processor, the modem processor configured to hold
modem processor to application processor data until
expiration of the modem timer;
The evidence shows that each ’490 Accused Product contains an Intel X-GOLDTM736G
or 748G modem processor. CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q73. [
] See ClB at 43-50 (citing id. "at Q75).
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Apple argues that the ’490 Accused Products do not satisfy this claim limitation:
[
p 	]
RRSB at 34 (citations omitted).
The disagreement between Qualcomm and Apple centers on the construction of two
claim terms, “hold” and “processor.” See CIB at 43-49; RRSB at 23-32. No party proposed these
terms as ones needing construction during the Markman phase of this investigation; I did not
construe any terms from the ’490 Patent in my Markman order. Nevertheless, I will address the
constructions of these terms here. 	~
i. Construction of “hold”
With respect to the meaning of “hold,” Qualcomm argues:
The plain and ordinary meaning of “hold” in claim 31 is not “store
internally.” The correct meaning is apparent from examining the role of
the “hold” limitation in claim 31 as a whole. While the modem timer is
running, the modem processor holds downlink data and the application
processor holds uplink data. When the timer elapses, the modem
processor transmits downlink data to the application processor and pulls
uplink data from the application processor. These transfers occur across
the interconnectivity bus during a high power state of the bus. When
data is not flowing across the bus, the bus can stay in a low power state
instead. This is the way claim 31 saves power. Thus, “hold” means to
prevent data from traveling across the bus.
CIB at 43-44. The Staff generally agrees with Qualcomm’s proposed construction. See SIB at ll
Apple argues a different position:
As used in the ’490 patent, the term “hold” has its plain and ordinary
meaning: to store, buffer, or accumulate data in a memory. As such, the
“application processor configured to hold” limitation requires the
application processor to store uplink data in its memory (and is not met
where uplink data is stored in some other location the processor can access
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or where the uplink data is merely prevented from crossing the bus, as
Qualcomm and the Staff incorrectly contend).
RRSB at 30.
Having considered the arguments of the parties and the record evidence, I have
determined to construe “hold” in accordance with Qualcomm’s proposal, i.e., in the context of
the ’490 Patent, “hold” means to prevent data from traveling across the bus.
This construction is supported by the intrinsic evidence. The ’490 specification uses
“hold” as a synonym for “accumulate.” JX-3 (’490 Patent) at 2: 12-15 (“holding or accumulating
the data”), 5:32-35 (same). The processors are said to hold (or accumulate) uplink and downlink
data while the modem timer is running because the data is not allowed to cross the bus. Id. at
1:65-2:3(“[A]s data is received by a modem processor in a computing device, the data is held
until the expiration of a modem timer. The data is then passed to an application processor in the
computing device over a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) intercomectivity
bus.”). When the modem timer elapses, the held data is “released,” i.e., allowed to flow across
the bus. Id. at 9:37-40; 9:61-64; 11:12-14. By holding data, and thus preventing any activations
of the bus before the transfers, power is conserved. Id. at 10:40-42. Nothing in the specification
teaches that a specific type of storage must be used to practice the invention.
Apple’s proposal, on the other hand, would exclude a preferred embodiment that uses a
“modem host interface (MHI) over PCle.” See JX-3 (’490 Patent) at 8:57-9:6; see also CX-1239
(published version of application incorporated by reference into the ’490 Patent specification). In
the MHI embodiment, downlink data is transferred over the PCIe bus from RAM attached to the
modem processor to RAM attached to the application processor using DMA. CX-1239 at [OOO8],
[0034] (describing cellular downlink data transfer), [0053] (same), [0046] (describing memory
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mapped transfers over a PCIe bus). Apple’s interpretation of “hold” excludes this embodiment,
which uses an external memory. See Vitronics Corp. v. Conceptronic, Inc., 90 F.3d 1576, 1583
(Fed. Cir. 1996) (stating that a construction excluding a preferred embodiment “is rarely, if ever,
correct”).
ii. Construction of “processor”
With respect to the meaning of “processor,” Qualcomm argues:
The plain and ordinary meaning of “processor” in claim 31 is not a
single logic die. [
]
CIB at 47 (citations omitted).
Apple argues a different position:
, “Processor” refers to the components residing on the same chip(s) as the
circuitry that performs logic processing—which includes any internal “on
chip” memory, but not external “off-chip” memory coupled to the processor
chip(s).
RRSB at 23.
The Staff generally agrees with Qualcomm’s argument, and takes the position that the
terms “modem processor” and “application processor” refer to the system c0mponent(s) or
device(s) responsible for modem or application processing. See SIB at 3.
Having considered the argtunents of the parties and the record evidence, I have
determined to construe “processor” in accordance with the proposal by Qualcomm and the Staff,
i.e., in the context of the ’490 Patent, “processor” refers to the system components responsible
for logic processing, and does not require that all such components reside on the same chip or
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This construction is supported by the intrinsic evidence. For example, the specification
teaches that a “processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices,
e.g. . . . a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP
core, or any other such configuration.” IX-3 (’490 Patent) at 16:67-17:7 (emphasis added);
Hearing Tr. (Krishna) at 722:l3-l7 (“any other such configuration” contemplates RAM);
72l:lO-23 (same). The specification also teaches a separate “base band processor” within the
modem processor, implying that the modem processor is not limited to a single die. JX-3 (’490
Patent) at 7:30-36. Indeed, the specification teaches that all standard configurations of processors
and memory lie within the scope of the invention. Id. at l7:l5-l9 (“An exemplary storage
medium is coupled to the processor . . . . In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral
to the processor.”).
iii. Infringement Analysis
In view of my construction of the claim tenns “hold” and “processor” discussed above,
the record evidence establishes that the ’490 Accused Products satisfy the claim limitation “a
modem processor, the modem processor configured to hold modem processor to application
processor data until expiration of the modem timer.” [
] CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q75; see also RRSB at 33 [
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d. an application processor;
The record evidence shows that each ’490 Accused Product contains an Apple A10
[ ] or All [ ] application processor. CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q101. I therefore
find that the ’490 Accused Products satisfy this claim limitation.
e. an interconnectivity bus communicatively coupling the
application processor to the modem processor; and
Evidence adduced at the hearing shows that each ’490 Accused Product contains a PCIe
interconnectivity bus coupling the application processor to the modem processor. CX-931C;
CX-3836C; CX-4606C.23:6-l 1; CX-4605C.l0:23-1 lzl; 77:21-78:5. Apple does not dispute that
this claim limitation is satisfied. See RRSB at 22-39. 	I
f. the application processor configured to hold application
processor to modem processor data until the modem processor
pulls data from the application processor after transmission of
the modem processor to application processor data,
The record evidence demonstrates that the ’490 Accused Products satisfy this claim
limitation. [
] cx-12c (Baker ws) at QIO6. [
]Id. at Ql06-09; CX-4604C.87:9-18; CX-4605C.62:l4-22; 61:13-22; 67:15-25;
CX-4606C.l89:22-190:2; CX-3848C.l4.
[
] See, e.g., RRSB at 22. [
] See id at 22, 34-35. [ 	]
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reasons for rejecting App1e’sargument with respect to this claim limitation are the same as the
ones set forth above. I therefore find that the ’49OAccused Products satisfy this claim limitation.
g. wherein the modem processor is further configured [to] pull
data from the application processor after transmission of the
modem processor to application processor data and before the
interconnectivity bus transitions from an active power state to
a low power state. 	P
The record evidence is clear on how the ’49OAccused Products operate with respect to
this claim limitation. [
]CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q118.[
] CX-4920C (Yalamanchili Dep. Tr.) at 138:l6-21. [
] CX-3990C, APL-QC1065-SC_O0OOO956, [ 	]‘CX-12C (Baker
WS) at Q119-26; CX-3839C.7; CX-384lC.9; CX-3848C.8; CX-4606C.95:8-15; 101:3-10;
118221-24;see also Hearing Tr. (Leucht-Roth) 731:9-14 [
]736:5-21 [ 	1 ]
73715-7381 (same).
[
] CX—l2C (Baker
WS) at Q133; CX-3838C; CX-4604C.41:3-9; 38:13-40:21; CX-4605C.43:2l-45:24. Thus, the
’49OAccused Products satisfy this claim limitation.
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i. Construction of “after”
[
]
The language of claim 31 itself, which recites that the uplink transfer starts “after
transmission” of the downlink data, cuts against Apple’s arguments. In plain English, “after
transmission” refers to the time after the initiation (or start) of a data transfer. A good example of
this is the mailbox rule familiar from law school Where someone can say, “I’ve sent (or
transmitted) the letter,” even if the letter remains sitting in a mailbox waiting for pickup. [
1cx-12c (Baker ws) at Q118-39, Q203-20.
[
]CX-12 (Baker WS) at Ql4l-142.
Apple’s proposed construction is also contradicted by the intrinsic evidence. The ’49O
specification teaches “initiation of the data transfer,” and not completion of the data transfer.
JX-3 (’49OPatent) at 2:16-2O(“[I]nstead of initiating data transfer based on the expiration of the
downlink timer (Withor Withoutexpiration of the uplink timer), accumulated data transfer may
be initiated based on expiration of just an uplink accumulation timer.”) (emphasis added); see
also id. at 2:23, 2:44-45, 5:36-42, 9:41-42 (“The mechanism for data transfer may be initiated
and controlled by the modem processor 44 (i.e., the device).”) (emphasis added), Fig. 10
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(referring to the “start” of transfers). In addition, Figure 5 and the accompanying text identifies
two separate power goals that would not be achieved under Apple’s proposal: “Thus, by
consolidating the data into a single active period 102, the overall time that is spent in lowpower
may be increased, thus resulting in power savings. Additionally, power spent transitioning from
a low power to active power state is reduced by the elimination of the second transition 62.”
JX-3 (’490 Patent) at 10:36-45 (emphasis added). The text inside the Figure 5 trapezoid, A
“Downlink Followed By Uplink Data,” is consistent with a system in which downlinks start
before uplinks, but the data transfers can overlap. The ’490 Patent teaches that having an overlap
in the transmission of downlink and uplink data is an important advantage of the claimed
invention. See id.; Hearing Tr. (Baker) 859:2-86O:l0.
The preferred embodiment shown in Figure 10 also contradicts App1e’s proposed
construction. Figure 10 teaches that the downlink is started, and not necessarily finished, before
starting to pull uplink data. JX-3 (’490 Patent) at Fig. 10. At block 230, the modem processor
will “[s]tart transfer of accumulated data so far over link from modem (44) to AP (34).” After
that transfer is started, the modem processor will, at block 240, “[s]tart data transfer over link
from AP (34) to modern (44).” Nowhere does Figure 10 teach waiting for the downlink transfer
to finish before starting the uplink transfer.
Therefore, having considered the arguments of the parties and the record evidence, I have
determined to construe “after” in accordance with Qualcomrn’s proposal, i.e., in the context of
the °49OPatent, transmitting uplink data “after transmission” of downlink data means waiting
until the downlink transmission has started before starting the uplink transmission. The entirety
of the downlink data need not have been transmitted before starting the uplink transmission.
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ii. Infringement Analysis
In view of my construction of the claim term “after” discussed above, the record evidence
establishes that the ’49OAccused Products satisfy the claim limitation “wherein the modem
processor is further configured [to] pull data from the application processor after transmission of
the modem processor to application processor data and before the interconnectivity bus
transitions from an active power state to a low power state.” [
] See, e.g., CX-12C (Baker
WS) at Q118.
It is therefore my determination that the ’490 Accused Products infringe claim 31 of the
’49O Patent.
C. Technical Prong
1. The ’490 Domestic Industry Products
Qualcomm argues it has three “primary” ’49ODI Products that practice claim 31 of the
’490 Patent: [ 	]‘See CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q157-64.
[
] See id. at Q160. A full list of ’49ODI Products is provided in the table set forth
in Section VI.B below.
[
] CIB at
57-58. In particular, [
]1d. at 58.
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I
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2. Claim 31
a. A mobile terminal comprising: 	'
No party disputes that each ’49ODI Product is a mobile terminal, i.e., cell phone. See
RRSB at 39-46; SIB at 18-24.
b. a modem timer;
The record evidence demonstrates that the ’49ODI Products practice this claim
limitation. Each ’49ODI Product includes [
] CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q165; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q39,
Q49-54; CX-1100C; CX-1103C; CX-1105C; CX-1107C; CX-1114C; CX-1115C, CX-1116C;
CX-1117C. No party disputes that each ’49ODI Product has the claimed modem timer. See
RRSB at 39-46; SIB at 18-24.
c. a modem processor, the modem processor configured to hold
modem processor to application processor data until
expiration of the modem timer;
Evidence adduced at the hearing shows that each ’49ODI Product contains a Qualcomm
modem processor. CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q178; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q43-47; CX-1081C;
CX-1112C; CX-1123C; CX-1124C; CX-1125C; CX-1126C; CX-1134C. The modem processor
is configured [
] CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q172, Q188-92; CX-3C
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(Krishna WS) at Q39-42, Q48; CX-1082C; CX-1100C; CX-1103C; CX-1104C; CX-1107C;
CX-1113C; CX-1118C; CX-1119C; CX-1120C; CX-1122C; CX-2366C.
[
l
I therefore find that the ’490 DI Products practice the claim limitation “a modem
processor, the modem processor configured to hold modem processor to application processor
data until expiration of the modem timer” [
1 	.
d. an application processor;
The evidence shows that each ’490 DI Product contains a Qualcomm application
processor. CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q196; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q43-47. I therefore find that
the ’49OD1 Products practice this claim limitation.
e. an interconnectivity bus communicatively coupling the
application processor to the modem processor; and
Evidence of record shows that each ’490 D1 Product contains [
] that cornmunicatively couples the application processor to the modem processor. CX-12C
(Baker WS) at Q198-99; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q61-63; CX-1060C; CX-1081C; CX-1121C;
CX-1123C; CX-1124C; CX-1125C; CX-1126C. The processors use [
] CX-12C at Q200-01; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q63; CX-1060C. Apple does not
dispute that this limitation is satisfied. See RRSB at 39-46.
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f. the application processor configured to hold application
processor to modem processor data until the modem processor
pulls data from the application processor after transmission of
the modem processor to application processor data,
The record evidence shows that the application processor in each ’49ODI Product [
p ] CX-12C
(Baker WS) at Q203; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q64; CX-1082C. [
] CX-12C
(Baker WS) at Q203; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q64-65.
[
] Apple argues that this claim limitation is not met by the Qualcomm modem
processors inasmuch as they do not “hold” uplink data, because that data is stored in RAM. See
RRSB at 45-46. [ 	] Apple’s
arguments here are not persuasive.
I therefore find that the ’49ODI Products practice the claim limitation “the application
processor configured to hold application processor to modem processor data until the modem
processor pulls data from the application processor after transmission of the modem processor to
application processor data” [
]
g. wherein the modem processor is further configured [to] pull
data from the application processor after transmission of the
modem processor to application processor data and before the
interconnectivity bus transitions from an active power state to
a low power state.
The record evidence demonstrates that the modem processor in each ’49OD1 Product
pulls uplink data from the application processor after transmission of the downlink data. CX-12C
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(Baker WS) at Q212. [
] CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q2l2-15; CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q68; CX-1060C;
cx-1121c; cx-2366c. In particular,[
] cx-3c
(Krishna WS) at Q55-60, Q65-67; CX-l 154C; CX-l 155C; CX-1153C; CX-2366C.
[
] RRSB at 40 (emphasis
original). [
l
Apple also argues that the ’490 DI Products do not practice this claim limitation because
[ 	] RRSB at
40-45. For this argument, Apple relies solely on deposition testimony from Qualcomm’s
engineer Mr. Krishna and cites to no other documentary evidence. See id. I am not persuaded by
Apple’s argument here.
At the hearing, Mr. Krishna provided credible testimony explaining why he gave the
answers he did at his deposition. Mr. Krishna testified that he had initially been confused with
respect to the level of granularity sought by the questions at his deposition. See Hearing Tr.
(Krishna) at 706:9-707:7. His hearing testimony is clear that [
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] See, e.g., CX-3C (Krishna) at Q57-59,
Q66-67; Hearing Tr. (Krishna) at 703:3-706:8. While testifying live at the hearing, Mr. Krishna
also walked through Qualcomm’s timing schematic and explained how it demonstrated that the
[ 	] Hearing Tr. (Krishna) at 709:7-711:6; CX-1154C.
Based on the testimonial and documentary evidence of record, I find that the downlink
transmissions in the ’49ODI Products always start before the uplink transmissions. Therefore, I
find that the ’49ODI Products practice the claim limitation “wherein the modem processor is
further configured [to] pull data from the application processor after transmission of the modem
processor to application processor data and before the interconnectivity bus transitions from an
active power state to a low power state.”
It is my further determination that Qualcomm has shown that the technical prong of the
domestic industry requirement is satisfied because the ’490 DI Products practice claim 31 of the
’49O Patent.
D. Validity
Apple argues that claim 31 of the ’49OPatent is obvious in view ofU.S. Patent No.
9,329,671 (RX-1 146) (“Heinrich”) in combination with U.S. Patent No. 8,160,000 (RX-106)
(“Balasubramanian”). RIB at 25-38. Based on my review of the record evidence and arguments
ofthe parties, it is my conclusion that Apple has failed to show by clear and convincing evidence
that claim 31 of the ’490 Patent is invalid as obvious.
1. Disclosure of Heinrich
Heinrich (RX-1146) was filed on January 29, 2013, issued on May 3, 2016, and is prior
art to the ’490 Patent under post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(2). While Heinrich discloses a modem
processor and an application processor connected by an interprocessor communication (“IPC”)
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bus, Heinrich takes a different approach to configuring and handling IPC communications for
power savings when compared to the claimed invention of the ’49OPatent. See RX-1146
(Heinrich) at 1:24-2:32, 4:6-12; see CX-19C (Baker WS) at Q169-172 (“Heinrich is exclusively
concerned about the power state of one or more processors”). Specifically, Heinrich discloses
the use of an IPC scheduler (computer program product) that may be used at a first processor for
delaying and grouping infonnation that lacks real-time sensitivity (e.g., logging infonnation) for
sending to a second, remote processor at a subsequent time period when the second processor
will be in an active state, in order to allow the second, remote processor to spend more time in a
low power, sleep state where it does not process such information. See RX-1146 (Heinrich) at
2:55-3:1 1 (“computer program product”), 3:50-4:15 (“By grouping the non real-time sensitive
IPC activities together and scheduling them for communicating to the second processor during a
period in which the second processor is continuously in the first mode, the number of times that
the second processor enters and exits the second mode (e.g. sleep mode) is reduced”); see also
id. at 5:18-39, 7:8-27, 8:21-67, 11:23-52 (“particularly suited to IPC activities including logging
information”).
For example, in at least one embodiment, the IPC scheduler both identifies and then
allocates a “lazy timer” to each of the “non real-time sensitive IPC activities.” RX-1146
(Heinrich) at 7:65-8:20, 9:1-21. “In general, each lazy timer is configured to fire in response to
the earlier of: (1) the expiry of a respective deadline provided to the lazy timer before which it is
expected to fire, or (2) a determination that the [remote] application processor 106 is in the
awake mode.” Id. at 9:22-26, 9:1-21 (“However when one of the registered timers fires, all
registered timers expire at the same time, causing all of the aggregated IPC activities to be served
at the same time.”). By aggregating non real-time IPC activities at the first processor in this
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manner, Heinrich’s device provides power savings by reducing the frequency with which the
second, remote processor must be woken up from a sleep mode where it is not able to receive
remote processor information. See id. at 9:1-67, 11:45-52 (“[T]he use of lazy timers to aggregate
the non real-time sensitive IPC activities (such as those including logging information) together
makes the log data transfers more ‘bursty’ and maybe [sic] aligned with other regular IPC
activities. In this way, the application processor 106 may have time to enter the sleep mode
between bursts of IPC activity”); see also id. at 5:34-39 (“If the Application Processor 106 is in
the sleep mode when the IPC activity is initiated then it is ‘woken up’, i.e. switched to operate in
an awake mode in order to process the IPC activity. As an example, the awake mode may have a
power consumption which is greater than that of the sleep mode by a factor of approximately
50.”).
Although Heinrich teaches that delaying and grouping of non real-time sensitive IPC
activities can be done at either or both of the processors (see RX-1146 at 7:19-27), Heinrich does
not disclose synchronizing data transmissions in two directions across an IPC bus. See Hearing
Tr. (Baker) at 1399120-1400:13;see also RX-19C (Baker) at Q2l4-216. Thus, Heinrich neither
teaches nor discloses the claim 31 limitations requiring “an application processor configured to
hold application processor to modem processor data until the modem processor pulls data from
the application processor after transmission of the modem processor to application processor
data” and “a modem processor [that] is further configured pull data from the application
processor after transmission of the modem processor to application processor data.” See
RX-19C (Baker WS) at Q208-213, Q243. Nor does Heinrich expressly teach or disclose the
claim 31 requirement for sending both downlink and uplink data “before the interconnectivity
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bus transitions from an active power state to a low power state.” See id. at Q243; Hearing Tr.
(Baker) at 140413-ll.
2. Disclosure of Balasubramanian
Balasubramanian (RX-106) is a Qualcomm patent that predates the ’490 Patent. It issued
on April 17, 2012, and is prior art to the ’490 Patent under post-AIA 35 U.S.C. § l02(a)(1).
Balasubramanian relates to a user device in a Wireless or wired packet-switched communication
network, such as a WiFi or WiMAX network. See RX-106 (Balasubramanian) at 4: 1-29,
15:13-21. Balasubramanian discloses conserving device power by queuing transmission packets
while transceiver components in the user device remain in a suspended state (power save mode),
and then transmitting the queued packets during a single wake state for the transceiver. See
RX-106 (Balasubramanian) at 2:55-63, 4:63-5:4, 7:1-3 (once in its wake state, the transceiver
“may send the queued packets in relative close succession (e.g., back-to-back) over the
communication link 116”). Balasubramanian achieves power savings for the user device by
increasing the amount of time that transceiver components can spend in a suspended state, as
well as reducing the lag time associated with frequent transitions by the transceiver between its
active and suspended states. See id. at 5:46-61, 14:49-67.
Balasubramanian is not directed to inter-processor communications within a mobile
device terminal and thus does not disclose any of the claim 31 limitations. See RX-19C (Baker
WS) at Q2l9. Balasubramanian also instructs against delaying data or using reduced power
states at the modem-to-application processor level: “[C]omponents that generate data and
packets and perform the queuing and other related operations remain active (e.g., in a wake
state),” and “components associated with upper layers remain active to potentially provide
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packets for the lower layers once lower layers return to the active state.” RX-106
(Balasubramanian) at 5:16-29, Figs. 9-10; see also Hearing Tr. (Baker) at 1401:9-1402:19.
Within the context of communications between a transceiver and a network,
Balasubramanian does disclose that transmission packets can be both sent and received by the
transceiver during a single wake state. RX-106 (Balasubramanian) at 7:4-7. Balasubramanian
teaches that the remote “network interface 112 may [optionally also] be adapted to queue packets
destined for the user equipment 102 when the transceiver 110 is in a suspended state. In this
case, when the transceiver 110 is transitioned to an active state, the network interface 112 may
[also] send the queued packets to the transceiver 110.” Id. at 6:5-10.
Balasubramanian does not, however, disclose a transmission scheme wherein a
component will “pull data” from a remote location only “after transmission” of its source data.
See RX-106 (Balasubramanian) at 7:4-11 (“[T]he network interface 112 may use the receipt of
an uplink packet as a trigger to transmit any downlink packets in its queue. Altematively, the
transceiver 110 may send a message to the network interface 112 requesting transmission of all
queued packets”); see also RX-19C (Baker WS) at Q220-221; contra RX-7C (Yalamanchili
WS) at Q399-412, Q414-416. In Balasubramanian, the wired or wireless WiFi or other similar
communications link between the transceiver and the network interface would not have any
reduced or low power state(s). See, e.g., CX-19C (Baker WS) at Ql83; Hearing Tr. (Baker) at
1395:16-1396224. 	’
3. Heinrich and Balasubramanian: Obviousness
Apple has failed to adduce evidence to show, clearly and convincingly, that a person of
ordinary skill in the art would be motivated to modify or combine Heinrich with
Balasubramanian to achieve the invention of claim 31 of the ’49OPatent. I-Ieinrich’s objective is
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different from the claimed invention—preferentially grouping and delaying certain non real-time
sensitive lPC activities (e.g., delayed transmission of logging data) to allow the remote processor
to spend more time in a sleep or low power state. See, e.g. , RX-1146 (Heinrich) at 1:58-65,
3:50-4:15, 7:1-17; 8:21-67. Balasubramanian also has a different objective from the claimed
invention—1ninimizing power consumed by transceiver components of a user device in a WiFi
or other similar packet-switched network. See RX-106 (Balasubramanian) at 2:55-59, Fig. 2.
Neither Heinrich nor Balasubramanian discloses or otherwise identifies the problem addressed
by the claimed invention, which is achieving power savings for a mobile terminal with separate
modem and application processors by reducing the frequency of power state transitions being
made by the interconnectivity bus connecting the processors. See CX-19C (Baker) at Q170-172;
Hearing Tr. (Baker) at 1409:l8-141015. 	I
The record evidence shows that a person of ordinary skill in the art would not have been
motivated to combine Heinrich and Balasubramanian. Hearing Tr. (Baker) at 1412:15-1413:l
(Baker). A person of ordinary skill would also not have had a reasonable expectation of success
in combining the references to achieve the invention of the ’49OPatent. CX-19C (Baker WS) at
Q185. 1
In particular, Dr. Baker provided credible testimony that the Heinrich and
Balasubramanian references cannot be combined because their power goals are incompatible
with each other, as well as with the ’49OPatent. Specifically, Heinrich is focused on power
savings for the processor, and Balasubramanian teaches turning a radio transceiver or an entire
device off. Hearing Tr. (Baker) at 1403:15-22. By contrast, the ’49OPatent focuses on saving
power on the bus. Hearing Tr. (Baker) at 1403123-1404:2.
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As Dr. Baker testified, Heinrich discusses the latency involved in switching between
different processor power states, and thereby demonstrates that the power used by the bus (as
opposed to the power used by the processors) is not a concern in this reference. Hearing Tr.
(Baker) at l406:6-23. For instance, Heinrich recounts processor power state latency that is orders
of magnitude higher than the switching time on an interconnectivity bus. RX-1146 (Heinrich) at
6:42-6:67 (showing latency measurements for switching processor power states); Hearing Tr.
(Baker) at 140716-l408:7. Heinrich therefore bears little connection to the teachings of the ’49O
Patent, which is targeted to saving power used by the interconnectivity bus when both processors
are awake. Hearing Tr. (Baker) l408:8-12.
Dr. Baker also provided testimony showing that the Heinrich and Balasubramanian
references cannot be combined because they are in different, dissimilar fields. Heinrich and the
’490 Patent are in the field of interprocessor communication (“IPC”), but Balasubramanian does
not relate to IPC and is directed almost exclusively to voice over IP (“VoIP”) communications
on a WiFi network. See CX-19C (Baker WS) at Ql88; RX-106 (Balasubramanian) at 6:34-36,
7:29-31. Due to the many differences between the two fields, Balasubramanian does not suggest
that its techniques are applicable to IPC, and Heinrich does not suggest that its IPC techniques
could apply to a network like that taught in Balasubramanian. See CX- l 9C (Baker WS) at
QI96-98.
The evidence also shows that the references cannot be combined because Heinrich’s
results alone were outstanding, which would suggest to a person of ordinary skill in the art that
Heinrich’s approach should not be modified. Hearing Tr. (Baker) at l4l2:l5-l4l3:1.
Specifically, Heinrich contains testing data (including a table and two case studies) showing
significant power savings. CX-l9C (Baker WS) at Q232; RX-1146 (Heinrich) at 4:6-12,
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10:44-49, 7:53-62, 13:53-15:25. Modifying Heinrich from a push-only system into a very
different system wherein pushes would be coupled with pulls would increase the demands on the
application processor and thus risk the large power savings that Heinrich had already achieved.
CX-19C (Baker WS) at Q237.
Therefore, as Apple has failed to show clearly and convincingly that a person of ordinary
skill in the art would have been motivated to combine Heinrich with Balasubramanian to arrive
at the invention claimed in claim 31 of the ’490 Patent, I find that Heinrich in combination with
Balasubrarnanian does not render obvious claim 31 of the ’490 Patent.
4. Secondary Considerations
Qualcomm argues that secondary considerations of commercial success, industry praise,
licensing, copying, and umnet need demonstrate that claim 31 of the ’490 Patent is not obvious.
CRSB at 45-48. Qua1comm’s arguments are mostly, but not wholly, unpersuasive.
For commercial success, Qualcomm argues that it “made over [ 	] of
products practicing the ’49OPatent from 2013 through 2017. CRSB at 45. However, Qualcomm
does not tie these sales to the claimed invention and has failed to establish the required nexus.
Qualcomnfs arguments for industry praise (which cites to marketing statements from
Qualcomm) and licensing (which identifies licenses to multiple Qualcomm patents) also fail to
establish a nexus to the ’490 Patent. See CRSB at 46.
[
] See CRSB at 46-48;
RRPB at 16-17. [
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[
]
RRPB at 16-17 (emphasis original) (citations omitted).
[
] On the whole, the evidence does
not support a finding of copying here.
Turning now to Qualcomm’s long-felt need argument, the evidence does support a
finding that there was a long-standing need in the art for technologies that provide power savings
and improve the battery life for mobile devices. See, e.g., RX-1146 (Heinrich) at l:l l-23 (“[F]or
computer systems implemented on user devices, such as mobile smart phones and tablets, it is
important to keep the power consumption of the computer system at a low level because, for
example, the power supply to the user device may be limited”); see also RX-12C (Baker WS) at
Q221-226, Q228; JX-003 (’49O Patent) at 1:23-25, 10:36-45. The record evidence indicates that
the ’49Oclaimed invention provides for significant device power savings on the order of
approximately [ ] See Hearing Tr. (Krishna) at 716219-717:2 (“Q2 What were the results of
those studies, power studies that you did, comparing your approach to the conventional
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approach? A: In the measurements we did, what we saw was with this patent, we were able to
save about [ ] percent of the power consumption”); CX-2366110013; see also JX-003
(’490 Patent) at 8:35-40 (“Thus, if two transitions (i.e., 60, 62) from low power to active power
occur every time slot 58, then thousands of transitions 60, 62 consume substantial amounts of
power and reduce the battery life of the mobile terminal 22.”). Overall, this evidence of long-felt
need further supports my finding that claim 31 of the ’-490Patent is not invalid as obvious over
the prior art.
VI. Domestic Industry —Economic Prong
A. General Principles of Law 	'
With respect to the economic prong, and whether or not section 337(a)(3)(A) or (B) is
satisfied, the Commission has held that “whether a complainant has established that its
investment and/or employment activities are significant with respect to the articles protected by
the intellectual property right concerned is not evaluated according to any rigid mathematical
formula.” Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and Components Thereofl Inv. No.
337-TA-690, Comm’n Op. at 27 (Feb. l7, 2011) (“Printing and Imaging Devices”) (citing
Certain Male Prophylactic Devices, Inv. No. 337 TA-546, Comm’n Op. at 39 (Aug. 1, 2007)).
Rather, the Commission examines “the facts in each investigation, the article of commerce, and
the realities of the marketplace.” Id. “The determination takes into account the nature of the
investment and/or employment activities, ‘the industry in question, and the complainant’s
relative size.’” Id. (citing Stringed Musical Instruments at 26).
. With respect to section 337(a)(3)(C), whether an investment in domestic industry is
“substantial” is a fact-dependent inquiry for which the complainant bears the burden of proof.
Stringed Musical Instruments at l4. There is no minimum monetary expenditure that a
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complainant must demonstrate to qualify as a domestic industry under the “substantial
investment” requirement of this section. Id. at 25. There is no need to define or quantify an
industry in absolute mathematical terms. Id. at 26. Rather, “the requirement for showing the
existence of a domestic industry will depend on the industry in question, and the complainant’s
relative size.” Id. at 25-26.
B. Qualc0rnm’s Domestic Industry Products 	4
The Domestic Industry products (“DI Products”) consist of certain Qualcomm chipsets
and testing platfonns. They are identified in the table below on a patent—by-patentbasis.
Patent Domestic Industry Products” 	‘ 	..
’558
Patent
MTP APQ8084, MTP Fusion 4.5, MTP660, MTPSO84,MTP845, MTP8926, MTP8928,
MTP8974, MTP8992, MTP8994, MTP8996, MTP8998, MTP9625, MTP9630, MTP9635,
MTP9640, MTP9645, MTP965O, MTP9655, MDM6X15, MDM9230, MDM9645,
MDM9650, MDM9X25, MDM9X30, MDM9X35M, MDM9X4O, MSM8926, MSM8928,
MSM8958, MSM8974, MSM8974PRO, MSM8992, MSM8994, MSM8996,
MSM8996AU, MSM8996PRO, MSM8996SG, MSM8998, QFE1035, QFEl040,
QFEl045, QFEI 100, QFE3100, QFE3335, QFE3345, QET/QFE4l00, QFE4335,
QFE4345, QPA4340, QPA5460, SDM660, SDM845, SDR660, WTRl605, WTRl625,
WTR2605, WTR3925, WTR4905, WTR5975
’49O
Patent
MTP9x35, MTP9x45, MTP9X55, MTP9x65/MTP20, MTP Fusion 4.5, MDM9x35,
MDM9x45, MDM9x55, MDM9x65/SDX20 	'
’936
Patent
Adreno 304, Adreno 305, Adreno 306, Adreno 308, Adreno 320, Adreno 330, Adreno 405,
Adreno 418, Adreno 420, Adreno 430, Adreno 505, Adreno 506, Adreno 508, Adreno 510,
Adreno 512, Adreno 519, Adreno 530, Adreno 540, Adreno 3xx, Adreno 4xx, Adreno Sxx,
APQ8064, APQ8084, APQ8096, MSM8909, MSM89l6, MSM8917, MSM8926,
MSM8928, MSM8936, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8952, MSM8953, MSM8956,
MSM8960AB, MSM8974, MSM8992, MSM8994, MSM8996, MSM8997, MSM8998,
MSM8x12, MSM8x26, MSM8x30, SDM440, SDM630, SDM660, MTP APQ8084,
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Patent DomesticIndustry Products“ 	,
MTP660, MTPSOS4,MTP8926, MTP8928, MTP8974, MTP8992, MTP8994, MTP8996,
MTP8998
CIB at 63.
1. Qualcomm Chipsets
A “Snapdragon” is a Qualcomm designed SoC for incorporation into mobile devices.
CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q216. [ 	e
]CX-6C (Martin WS) at Q14, Q18. [
] Id. at Q23. Adreno is the brand name for GPUs developed by Qualcomm,
which are incorporated into Snapdragon chipsets. CX-11C (Annavaram WS) at Q21O. [
] CX-3C (Krishna WS) at Q24; CX-6C (Martin
WS) at Q24; CX-12C (Baker WS) at Q158. [ 	_
] CX-4C (Maria WS)
at Q57; CX-13C (Kelley WS) at Q58. [ 	.
]RX-1487C.98:13-18; RX-1487C.98:24-99:10; CX-13C
(Kelley WS) at Q54.
Qualcomm Test Platforms
The different types of Qualcomm test platforms include [
] See
CX-2683C; CX-2684C; CX-6C (Martin WS) at Q9. The evidence shows that each type is '
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[ 	] CX-6C (Martin WS) at Q10-ll. For instance, [
] Id. at
Q10. Additionally, i[
] Id.
Qualcomm’s witness Christopher Martin testified that [
] CX-6C (Martin WS) at Q12. Thus, [
]1d.[ 	114.atQ13.The
general naming convention [
] Id. at Q14. For example, [
] Id.; Hearing Tr. (Thomas) at 1037222-lO38:1.
The evidence shows that all of Qualc0mm’s [ 	] are manufactured in [
]. CXV-8C(Saroff WS) at Q7. [
] See id. at Q10; CX-2502C [
]
C.‘ Qualcomm’s Domestic Expenditures
Qualcomm has presented evidence, drawn from its ordinary business records, of
investments related to articles allegedly protected by the asserted patents from [
through [ 	] See, e.g., CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q24; CX-2657C
[ 	] spreadsheet); CX-2981C [ 	]
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[ 	] Hearing Tr. (Saroft) at 375219-22
(Qualcomm fiscal year begins in October).
Generally, the activities relevant to a determination of whether a domestic industry exists
occur before the filing of the complaint, although in appropriate situations the Commission may
consider later activities and investments. Certain Video Game Systems and Controllers, Inv. No.
337-TA-743, USITC Pub. No. 4377, Comm’n Op. at 5-6 (Feb. 2013). Here, the applications
leading to the ’558, ’490, and ’936 Patents were filed in 2011, 2014, and 2008, respectively, and
Qualcomm filed its Complaint on July 7, 2017. IX-1 (‘S58 patent); JX-3 (’490 patent); JX-5
(’936 patent); 82 Fed. Reg. 37,899 (Notice of Institution). Fact discovery closed on March 5,
2018. See Order No. 7 at 2 (Sept. 19, 2017). Thus, the time period covered by Qualcomm’s
domestic industry data spans the life of the asserted patents through the filing of the Complaint,
plus a short period thereafter [
]. Given that Qualcomm presented significant domestic activities stretching back well
before the filing of the Complaint, which are more than adequate to establish domestic industry, I
find it is immaterial that it has also included some activities that occurred after filing of the
Complaint. Hence I find that this time period is appropriate to consider for purposes of the
economic prong analysis.
The record evidence establishes that the calculations underlying Qualcomm’s economic 0
prong arguments are based on [ 	] data kept by Qualcomm in the ordinary course of
business. -[ _
] CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q16. Thus, “Qualcomm can, in the ordinary course of
business, [
] Id. at Q.28. Qualcomm’s expert
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Dr. Kerr analyzed three areas of Qualcomm activity to quantify Qualcomm’s investments in
articles allegedly protected by the asserted patents: (1) engineering, research and development,
and sustaining activities; (2) domestic manufacturing of test platfonn domestic industry
products; and (3) customer engineering support. CX-14C (Kerr WS) Q23. Each area is 2
addressed in more detail below. 	I
1. Qualcomm’s Engineering, Research and Development Group
The evidence shows that engineering, research and development, and sustaining activities
take place in [
] CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q24. Qualcomm engineers [
] CX-7C (Durkin
WS) at Q15. [
] Id. [
] Id.
[ 	] that Qualcomm uses in its ordinary course of business,
and it [ 	] CX-7C (Durkin WS) at
Ql6.[
]Id.[
]22Id. at Q16,
22 [
] Historical data, however, indicate that [
] Thus, to calculate the amount of domestic spend related to
[ 	] CX-7C (Durkin
WS) at Q20; CX-l4C (Kerr WS) at Q27. I find that this method of calculating domestic [ ]
expenses is reasonable under the circumstances. See, e.g., Certain Mobile Device Holders and
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Q19. [
114. at Q16.
[
]Id. at Q17
[
]
The evidence shows that, in its ordinary course of business, Qualcomrn uses [
] CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q27. That is,
[
] Id. [
] Id. Dr. Kerr testified that this allocation
methodology [ 	] is “a reasonable approach used
widely in corporate cost accounting systems.” CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q26. Thus, for each of
Qualcomm’s [
] yields the amount that Qualcomm argues was invested in labor,
Components Thereofi Inv. N0. 337-TA-1028, C0mm’n Op. at 18 (Mar. 22, 2018) (“Often,
complainants in section 337 investigations claim domestic investments relating to domestic
industry articles by using allocation methodologies appropriate to the c0mplainant’s
circumstances, as supported by the evidence in the record”).
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plant, and equipment associated with [ 	] See CX-7C (Durkin
WS) at Q21-26; CX-2657C [ 	] By adding
together these amounts [ 	] Qualcomm
calculated the total investment in labor, plant and equipment it allocated to a particular DI
Product. See CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q30; CX-2981C [
] spreadsheet) (showing domestic engineering, research and development,
and sustaining expenditures for each of the domestic products on a yearly basis [
]
By adding together the labor costs for each DI Product alleged to practice a particular
Asserted Patent, and separately adding together the plant and equipment costs for each such
product, Qualcomm calculated the investments in: (l) labor; and (2) plant and equipment that it
argues were made for each individual Asserted Patent. See CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q35-36;
CX-2981C [ 	] spreadsheet);
CX-2655C [ 	]
This precision of allocation and calculation is not common in section 337 economic
prong analyses, wherein sales- or unit-based estimates or allocations are often used to calculate
domestic expenditures. See, e.g., Certain Mobile Device Holders and Components Thereofi Inv.
No. 337-TA-1028, C0mm’n Op. at 18 (Mar. 22, 2018) (“Often, complainants in section 337
investigations claim domestic investments relating to domestic industry articles by using
allocation methodologies appropriate to the complainant’s circumstances, as supported by the
evidence in the record”). The Commission has oflen found that the economic prong is satisfied
based on such estimates and allocations. See, e.g., id. at 18-19 (noting that “[t]he Commission
has generally assessed allocation issues based on complainants’ presentation of measures such as
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sales, revenues, costs, or employee time estimates” but affirming use of allocation method based
on gross profits under specific circumstances of the casc).
In view of the Commission’s past use of sales- or unit-based allocations to analyze the
economic prong, I find that Qualcomm’s calculations here, which are based on actual data drawn
from Qualcomm’s ordinary financial records, are especially persuasive and clearly and
convincingly establish its domestic industry.
2. Manufacturing
The record evidence shows that [
] CX-l4C (Kerr WS) at Q34; CX-SC (Saroff WS) at Q7.
[
1 CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q34;
CX-8C (Saroff WS) at Q14. The evidence also shows that [
] CX-8C (Saroff WS) at Q10; see CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q45; CX-6C
(Martin WS) at Q8.
Qualcomrn adduced evidence show that [
] See CX-8C
(Saroff WS) at Q1 1-12. In addition, [
] Id. at Q15-26. Dr. Kerr testified that [ 	]
to determine the total investment in manufacturing of domestic products on a patent-by-patent
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basis. CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q36; see CX-8C (Saroff WS) at Q15-29; CX-2660C [
] spreadsheet); CX-2683C [
] CX-2684C [ 	] spreadsheet).
3. Customer Engineering and Support
Evidence adduced at the hearing shows that Qualcomm maintains a customer engineering
and support network in the United States referred to as QTI Customer Engineering. CX-14C
(Kerr WS) at Q29. QTI has between [ 	] engineers stationed in [ 	]
who provide engineering and support for end users of Qualcomm products, including the DI
Products. CX-9C (Chiniga WS) at Q6-7, Q11. The engineers’ Work is tracked through
[
] Id. at Q14. [
]Id. at Q18-19; CX-2679C[ 	]
spreadsheet). Labor costs for QTI engineers, [
] CX-9C (Chiniga WS) at Q22.
ti 	'
V] Id. at Q23; CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q32 [
] In particular, Qualcomm estimated
that the average number of hours needed to resolve a ticket was [ ] CX-9C (Chiniga WS)
at Q15-17. Multiplying the number of tickets associated with a particular DI Product by [
] yields the total investment in customer engineering labor associated with that
product. Id. at Q24; CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q31-32. Totaling the labor investments for all of the
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DI Products alleged to practice a given patent yields domestic labor expenses for customer
engineering and ‘supporton a patent-by-patent basis. CX-9C (Chiniga WS) at Q25-26.
4. Qualcomm’s Total Domestic Investment Per Patent
To obtain the total amount invested in a particular DI Product, Qualcomm added the total
investment in engineering, research and development, and sustaining activities to the total
investment in manufacturing and the total investment in customer engineering and support.
CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q45-46. Adding the totals for each DI Product alleged to practice a claim
of an asserted patent resulted in a grand total amount invested for that patentdld. Qualcomm’s
total domestic industry investments on a per-patent basis are summarized in the table below:
Summarv of ()ualcomm’s Domestic Industrv Investments
-Patent Engineering and Customer 	Test Platform 	Total Domestic
R&D ' Engineering Manufacturing 	Industry
Investments
“$53 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Patent
’490 [ 1 [ ] [ ] [ 1
Patent
’936 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Patent
JX-19C (Qualcomm’s revised economic prong summary charts) at 1.
The figures for the ’490 Patent were adjusted following the evidentiary hearing to remove
costs associated with [ 	] Id. at 2; see
Hearing Tr. (Sarofi) at 369:8-374:2.
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D. Economic Prong Analysis
The evidence, including the corrected figures for the ’490 Patent, demonstrates that
Qualcomm has made significant investments in plant, equipment, and labor related to articles
protected by the asserted patents. With respect to activities performed by Qualcomm’s engineers
at related to engineering, research, and development, the Commission recently and definitively
stated:
The statutory text of section 337 does not limit sections 337(a)(3)(A) and
(B) to investments related to manufacturing or any other type of industry. It
only requires that the domestic investments in plant and equipment, and
employment of labor or capital be “with respect to the articles protected by
the patent.” l9 U.S.C. § 1337(a)(3). Moreover, even though subsection (C)
expressly identifies “engineering” and “research and development” as
exemplary investments in the “exploitation” of the patent, that language
does not unambiguously narrow subsections (A) and (B) to exclude those
same types of investments.
Certain Solid State Storage Drives, Stacked Electronics Components, and Products Containing
Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1097, Comm’n Op. at 8 (June 29, 2018).
Thus, for purposes of an economic prong analysis, Qualcomm’s investments are properly
analyzed under subsections (A) and (B) of 19 U.S.C. § 1337(a)(3). In light of the Commission’s
opinion in Solid State Storage Drives, I find it unnecessary to conduct an analysis of
Qualcomm’s investments under subsection (c) of 19 U.S.C. § l337(a)(3). Id. at 8. Analysis of
Qualcomm’s investments under subsections (A) and (B) is sufficient to establish that Qualcomm
has satisfied the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement of section 337.
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1. Significant Investment in Plant and Equipment
As shown by the record evidence, Qualc0mm’s‘investments in plant and equipment
related to articles protected by the asserted patents” are sufficient to satisfy the economic prong
under 19 U.S.C. § l337(a)(3)(A). Qualcomm is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has
92 facilities across the United States. CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q9. The facilities occupy
approximately 6.2 million square feet. Id. at Q10. Qualcomm asserts that from fiscal year [ ]
through [ ] it invested [ ] billion in facilities and equipment needed to engage in
engineering, research and development, and sustaining activities related to the DI Products. See
CX-7C (Durkin WS) Q43. The specific figures for each asserted patent, drawn from
Qualc0mm’s financial systems and revised as shown in exhibit JX-19C, are as follows:
Qualcomm Plant and Equipment Expenses,_[ 	]_
Plant and Equipment for 	Plant and Equipment
Engineering, R&D, and 	in the Form of Raw Materials
Sustaining Activities 	for Manufacturing
’558 Patent
’49O Patent
’936 Patent
JX-19C (Qualcomm’s revised economic prong summary charts) at l.
As discussed further in Section VI.D.3 below, I find that this is sufficient to satisfy
subparagraph (A) of Section 337(a)(3).
23As discussed above, the technical prong of the domestic industry requirement is satisfied only
for the ’490 Patent, and not for the ’558 or ’936 Patents. Nevertheless, for the sake of
completeness, the economic prong investments for all three Asserted Patents are addressed in
this initial determination.
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2. Significant Employment of Labor or Capital
As shown by the record evidence, Qualc0mm’s employment of labor related to articles
protected by the asserted patents is sufficient to satisfy the economic prong under l9 U.S.C.
§ 1337(a)(3)(B). As of June 16, 2017, Qualcomm employed [ - ] engineers in the United
States. CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q12; CX-2652 [ 	] Qualcomm
asserts that from [ 	] through [ ] it invested [ 	] in labor costs for
engineering, research and development, and sustaining activities related to the domestic
products. See CX-7C (Durkin WS) at Q43; CX-2655C [ 	]
[ 	] Qualcomm also asserts that its QCES manufacturing division incurred
[ 	] labor costs related to the domestic products during the same
period. See CX-8C (Saroff WS) at Q26. Finally, Qualcomm asserts that its QTI customer
engineering and support division incurred [ 	] labor costs“associated
with engineering support for customers other than Apple. See CX-9C (Chiniga WS) at Q24. All
of these are labor expenses that satisfy subparagraph (B) of section 337(a)(3). The specific
figures for each asserted patent, drawn from Qualcomm’s financial systems and revised as shown
in exhibit JX-19C, are as follows:
Qualcomm Labor Expenses, | 	1
Engineering, R&D, and 	Manufacturing 	Customer Engineering
Sustaining Activities 	and Support
’558 Patent
’49O Paten
’936 Patent
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JX-19C (Qua1cornm’srevised economic prong summary charts) at 1.
As discussed further in Section VI.D.3 below, I find that this is sufficient to satisfy
subparagraph (B) of Section 337(a)(3).
3. The Significance of Qualc0mm’s Investments
The evidence demonstrates that the investments summarized above are significant under
both quantitative and qualitative analyses. See Lela Inc. v. International Trade Comm ’n, 786
F.3d 879, 885 (Fed. Cir. 2015). VDeten"niningwhether an investment is “significant” under
19 U.S.C. § l337(a)(3) is context-dependent. Certain Printing and Imaging Devices and
Components Thereofi Inv. No. 337-TA-690, USITC Pub. No. 4289, Comm’n Op. at 31
(Nov. 201 1).
Here, I find that Qualcomm’s investments in plant and equipment and in labor are
quantitatively significant in an absolute sense. See CX-14C (Kerr WS) Q49. For example, for the
’49OPatent alone (the only Asserted Patent for which I have found there is a violation of section
337), Qualcornm has invested [ 	] in plant and equipment and [ 	] in
labor related to articles alleged to practice the patent.
I also find that Qualcomm’s investments are quantitatively significant when placed in
context. [ 	] of Qualcomm’s global expenditures on engineering, research and
development, and sustaining activities for the domestic products took place in the United States,
demonstrating that Qualcomm’s U.S. investments constituted a significant portion of the total
invested in the domestic products. The relative percentages of domestic and foreign expenditures
for the Asserted Patents are set forth in the table below: I
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Percentage of Oualcomm Engineering, R&D. and Sustaining Activities Expenses
Incurred in the United Statcs._[ 	1
U.S. Expenditures ‘Non-U.S,.Expenditures
’558 Patent
’490 Patent
’936 Patent
CX-7C (Durkin WS) Q48-51; CX-2656C [ 	]
spreadsheet).
The evidence shows that overall, [ ] percent of Qualcom1n’s Worldwide spending on
engineering and research and development on domestic products took place in the United States.
CX—14C(Kerr WS) at Q49. Of the worldwide cost of labor associated with engineering and
R&D on domestic products, [ ] percent Was incurred in the United States. Id.
Moreover, the record reflects that U.S. investments in the DI Products were a significant
portion of Qualcomm‘s overall global operations. Qualcomm’s global research and development
expenditures for all products, and not just the l)I Products, totaled approximately $5.5 billion in
FY2014, $5.5 billion in FY2015, and $5.2 billion in FY2016, respectively. CX-7C (Durkin WS)
at Q53; CX-4736 (Qualcomm 10-K 2016) at 15. In FY 2014, Qualcon1m’s domestic
expenditures on DI Products represented [ ] percent of the $5.5 billion total. CX-7C (Durkin
WS) at Q54. In FY2015, those domestic expenditures represented [ ] percent of the global
total. Id. In FY2016, they represented [ ] percent of Qualcomm’s entire global research and
development expenses. Id. I find that these statistics illustrate the quantitative significance of
Qualcomm’s investments in plant, equipment, and labor associated with the DI Products.
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I find that Qualcomm’s investments are significant in a qualitative sense as well. “[T]he
magnitude of the investment cannot be assessed without consideration of the nature and
importance of the complainant’s activities to the patented products in the context of the I
marketplace or industry in question.” Printing and Imaging Devices, USITC.Pub. No. 4289,
C0mm’n Op. at 31. The Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
States (“CFIUS”) has recently recognized Qualcomm’s importance to the mobile electronic
device industry in particular, and to the national economy as a whole. CX-1929 (Ltr. from
CFIUS to Broadcom and Qualcomm (Mar. 5, 2018)) at 2 (“Reduction in Qualcomm’s long-term
technological competitiveness and influence in standard setting would significantly impact U.S.
national security.”). Qualcomm’s success in the marketplace has depended heavily on its
domestic products, which have accounted for [ 	] of Qualcomm’ s Worldwide revenues
in recent years. CX-14C (Kerr WS) at Q49. For example, in fiscal year 2015, revenue from sales
of its DI Products represented [ ] percent of Qualcomm’s annual revenue. Id. From fiscal year
2011 through YTD December 2017, Qualcomm’s worldwide revenue from sales of the DI
Products totaled [ 	] Id.
It cannot be disputed that the DI Products are significant to Qualcomm’s business and to
the mobile device industry as a whole. Nor can it be disputed that Qualcomm’s U.S. investments
in those DI Products represent a significant percentage, approximately [ 	] of
Qualcomm’s total investment in those products. Given the size of Qualcomm’s qualifying
expenses, their importance to the DI Products, the importance of those products to Qualcomm
and to the marketplace, and the importance of Qualcomm as a whole to the U.S. mobile
electronic device industry, the record evidence demonstrates that Qualcomm’s expenses in plant,
equipment, and labor are “significant” Withinthe meaning of the statute. Accordingly, I find that
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Qualcomm has satisfied the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement of 19 U.S.C.
§ 1337(a)(3).
Apple argues against a finding that Qualcomm has satisfied the economic prong of the
domestic industry requirement, but its arguments are not persuasive. For example, Apple asserts
that Qualcomm cannot satisfy the economic prong because its claimed investments in the DI
Products [ 	] are [ 	] its overall, company-wide revenues [
] RRSB at 66. Yet, not only is this type of comparison not required for an
economic prong analysis (as it would disproportionally prejudice large, diversified companies
like Qualcomm), it does nothing to show that the [ ] of domestically invested dollars in the
DI Products are insignificant. See Certain Mobile Electronic Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-794,
Initial Determination at 604-O5(Oct. 3, 2012) (rejecting a comparison of claimed investments to
overall operations because “such an analysis is not a requirement” and “such a comparison
would hurt large, diversified companies that produce a wide range of products”); Certain Mobile
Electronic Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-794, Comm’n Op. at 104 (July 5, 2013) (“The fact that
Samsung’s total sales revenues in 2010 and 2011 were much greater than its domestic
engineering and [R&D] expenses, as Apple argues, does not negate the fact that Samsung has
invested millions of dollars domestically relating to protected articles”).
Apple also argues that Qualcomm’s [ 	] investment represents “no more than
[ ] . . . of the [ ] in [DI] product revenues,” and compares this [ 	] figure
to the “5% value-added figure found quantitatively insignificant . . . in Lelo Inc. v. Im"l Trade
Comm 'n.” RRSB at 65. But comparing the [ 	] figure here (attained by dividing
investments by revenue) to Lelo ’sfive percent figure (attained by dividing component purchase
prices by the total raw cost of the downstream devices) is not a sound methodology, as these
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figures represent completely different metrics. Moreover, Apple’s reliance on Lela isinapt
because in that investigation, the complainanfs entire economic domestic industry was
predicated on its purchase of “off-the-shelf” components and, unlike here, there was “no
evidence of any investment made in capital or labor as a result of the purchased components.”
See Lelo, 786 F.3d 879, 884 (Fed. Cir. 2015).
Apple further argues that (a) Qualcomm’s investments must be evaluated against its
foreign manufacturing costs for chipsets (even though Qualcomm does not claim any domestic
manufacturing costs for chipsets), and (b) Qualcomm’s total claimed investments in test platform
manufacturing and customer engineering represent [ 	] in DI Product
revenues. RRSB at 65, 67. Neither of these analyses is germane in the context of this
investigation. Qualcomm only needs to prove the significance of its claimed investments in a
reasonable context, and not in every imaginable context, and it is my determination that
Qualcomm has done so.
VII. Public Interest Considerations
A. Introduction
After considering the evidence relevant to the Public Interest, I find the Public Interest
Willnot be served by the issuance of an exclusion order of any type as a result of this
investigation. I base my finding on the evidence of record. Specifically, while Apple was able to
present uncontroverted and competent testimonial evidence of Whatthe result of an exclusionary
order would be, Qualcomm presented opinion testimony which I find to be less than credible
than the evidence presented by Apple. In addition, Qualcomm made what I consider to be
diversionary or “strawman arguments” that I believe did not move things forward in its briefing.
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Even though the Office of Unfair Import Investigations said they credited the testimony
proffered by Apple, I find they ultimately ignored the meaning of that evidence to propose a
partial exclusionary order I consider to be inherently risky and unrealistic because we are,
ultimately, talking about a matter with tangible national security implications to the United
States. In addition, it appears to me that the Staff:
a. Based at least some of its conclusions upon testimony I find to be less than credible,
some of which is noted below; and
b. Focused on matters, such as the issue of iPhone availability in 2018-2019 (e.g., SIB at
46-50), that miss the real issue the Staff itself identified, which is the baseband
chipsets verses the products Qualcomm accused.
B. The Parties’ Public Interest Contentions
1. Qualc0mm’s Contentions
After asserting (incorrectly) that there is an overwhelming evidence of a violation,“
Qualcomm contends that because the patents at issue are not standard essential patents (“SEPs”),
Apple could simply stop using the infringing features and thus avoid the effect of an exclusion
order. CIB at 70. Qualcomm notes that by law, the Public Interest requires consideration of
whether the requested relief (seeking the exclusion of certain mobile devices and not components
thereof), would have an adverse impact on (1) the public health and welfare; (2) competitive
conditions in the United States economy; (3) the production of like or directly competitive
articles in the United States; and (4) United States consumers. Id. at 70-71. Qualcomm asserts the
24I found Apple only infringed one claim of one valid patent (the ’490 patent) of those asserted.
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listed public interest factors plainly favor entry of an exclusion order and notes the Staff agreed.
Id.
a. The Focus of the Investigation: There Are Numerous
Substitutes for the Accused Devices
Qualcomrn’s first specific contention is that there are numerous reasonable substitutes for
the accused devices. CIB at 73-74. Specifically, Qualcomm alleges that for each model or variant
of accused iPhone, there is a corresponding model of non-accused Apple device available in the
United States after.an exclusion order, including the Qualcomm-equipped iPhone 7, iPhone 7
Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X devices, as well as earlier generation iPhones such
as the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, which Qualcomm asserts are reasonable substitutes. Id.
Additionally, Qualcomm asserts Apple can meet the demand for non-accused devices. Id.
Qualcomm next alleges there are numerous other comparable mobile devices sold in the
United States, including the Samsung Galaxy S8, S8 Plus, S8 Active, S9, and S9 Plus; Samsung
Note 8; Google Pixel 2 and ZXL; and LG V30 and V3O+. Qualcomm claims these smart phones
are reasonable substitutes to the accused devices because they are comparable or even superior to
the accused devices. CIB at 74. Qualcomm claims that the OEMs of its noted substitutes can
satisfy any incremental increase in demand that may result from orders and that the wireless
carriers and retailers maintain commercially significant inventories of these devices in the United
States. Id.
Qualcomm alleges that since there are reasonable substitutes for the accused devices,
none of the four public interest factors are relevant to the issuance of an exclusion order against
the accused devices. CIB at 74. Qualcomm asserts the accused devices thus cannot affect the
public health, safety or welfare. Similarly, Qualcomm asserts there would be no effect on
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Factor 2: Competitive Conditions because, as Apple admits, the industry is “very competitive”
and Apple is “confronted by aggressive competition in all areas” of its business, which is
“characterized by frequent product introductions and rapid technological advances.” Id. at 74-75;
see, e.g., Certain Consumer Electronics and Display Devices with Graphics Processing and
Graphics Processing Units Therein, lnv. No. 337-TA-932, Recommended Determination on
Remedy and Bond, at 9 (Oct. 22, 2015).
With regard to Factor 3: Production of Like or Directly Competitive Articles, Qualcomm
accurately asserts that neither the accused devices or any substitutes are manufactured in the
United States and thus an exclusion order cannot have an adverse impact on the production of
like or directly competitive articles in the United States.” CIB at 75. Regarding Factor 4: U.S.
Constuners, Qualcomm alleges exclusion of the accused products would not harm U.S. '
consumers given the allegedly wide range of reasonable substitutes, which Qualcomm asserts are
either priced the same or less than the accused products and have equivalent functionality. Id. at
76.
Qualcomm also argues that an exclusion order would serve the public interest by
protecting and incentivizing inventions in a technology-intensive field like cellular
communications because competition is enabled through imiovation, which benefits both the
U.S. economy and U.S. consumers. CIB at 76. In addition to protecting Qualcomm’s intellectual
property, protecting its huge investment, and incentivizing more R&D investment in valuable
R&D, Qualcomm claims an exclusion order would encourage Apple to imiovate around the
infringing features of the iPhone. Id. at 76-77.
25The premise of this argument is that the entire smart phone is all that is relevant, and not the
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b. Shifting the Focus to Intel’s Chipsets
Qualcomm further argues Apple has sought to shift the focus of the investigation to a
component of the accused devices, their baseband chipsets. CIB at 71, 73-78. This leads to
Apple’s contention that an exclusion order would give Qualcomm a monopoly in the merchant
market for premium LTE baseband chipsets, which Qualcomm alleges is Apple’s choice because
Apple could and should have ensured that Intel-based iPhones do not infringe Qualcomm’s
patents so that Apple could use Intel chipsets. Qualcomm asserts Apple‘s monopoly claim is
wrong because it depends on a made-up market that Apple manipulated to suit its position. Id. at
71, 78-86. Qualcomm asserts the baseband chipset business is highly competitive and that it has
no monopoly power and that it is actually Apple that dominates suppliers of “premium”
baseband chipsets. Id. at 79-83. Thus, Qualcomnfs point of view is that an exclusion order
would enhance competition, whereas declining to issue an exclusion order would not only
immunize Apple for a violation in this investigation, it would also immunize any other Apple
iPhone with an Intel chip facing an exclusion order for any patent asserted by any patent holder.
Id.
Qualcomm also disputes that enforcing the patents at issue would (1) drive Intel from the
baseband chipset business; (2) force Intel out of 5G development altogether; or (3) lead to other
bad things. CIB at 72, 86-97. Qualcomm contends Intel needs no special protection and that even
though Intel may leave the baseband chipset business, an order enforcing Qualc0mm’s patents
would not be the cause of it leaving the business because the infringing features could simply be
removed from the accused iPhones. Id. Qualcomm also disputes that any exclusionary order
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would require“ Intel to abandon 5G because it alleges Intel would have more of Apple’s
business after an exclusion order, and thus it would make no sense for Intel to remove itself from
5G development in view of the strategic importance of 5G and the potential upside of SCI.Id.
Qualcomm also disputes that Intel courtroom testimony is inconsistent with its conduct outside
the courtroom with its shareholders, customers, and partners. Id.
The specific allegations supporting this aspect of Qualcomm’s arguments are
complicated. Qualcomrn alleges that Apple concentrates on baseband chipsets because
concentrating on the accused devices will not help it. CIB at 78. Qualcomm asserts the correct
focus for the Public Interest analysis is the accused devices and identifies Digital Media Devices
as authority. Id. (citing Certain Electronic Digital Media Devices and Components Thereof
(“Digital Media Devices”), Inv. No. 337-TA-796, Comm’n Op. at 120 (Sept. 6, 2013)).
Notwithstanding this focus, Qualcomm asserts that Apple’s accusation of an incipient monopoly
fails because (l) it depends on a made-up market, gerrymandered to suit Apple’s rhetoric;
(2) Apple’s monopoly claim is misplaced; (3) Apple, not Qualcomm, is the dominant force in
“premium” baseband chipsets; and (4) issuing the requested orders would actually ensure fair
competition, whereas declining to issue the orders would not only give Apple a free pass in this
Investigation, but also effectively immunize any iPhone with an Intel chip against an exclusion
order for any patent asserted by any patent-holder.
26Qualcomm uses this specific word, “require,” in its brief. I heard no such testimony or
argument. Instead, what I heard was that an exclusionary order like that requested would cause
or result in Intel reducing or terminating 5G investment.
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i. The Market
Qualcomm contends Apple’s opposition to an exclusion order based upon the Public
Interest factors ultimately depends upon App1e’smade-up market, the “so-called U.S. ‘premium
LTE baseband chipset market.” CIB at 78. According to Qualcomm, Apple did nothing to
establish this market using proper economic analysis, but instead makes vague or circular
assertions supported by witnesses contending premium chipsets are found in premium mobile
devices. Id. at 78-79. Qualcomrn further asserts the word “premium” has no objective meaning
9
a.ndthere is no connection between premium mobile devices and premium baseband chipsets. Id.
at 79.
Qualcomm criticizes Apple’s alleged reliance on the use of words Qualcomm labels as
“jargon” such as “flagship,” “leading edge,” and “latest and greatest,” words Qualcomm alleges
have no definite meaning in economics or in the industry. CIB at 79. Qualcomm avers Apple’s
use of such words or terms, which it alleges have no certain meaning and are not capable of
rigorous expert analysis, makes it impossible to determine which chipsets are “premium” and
which are not. Id.
ii. Existence of a Monopoly
Qualcomm disputes Apple’s claim that an exclusion order would make Qualcomm a
monopolist because Apple allegedly “ignores the global nature of the chipset market and it
ignores the presence of multiple competitors in that market.” CIB at 79. According to
Qualcomm, chipset suppliers compete globally to sell their chipsets to OEMs and no chipset
supplier develops or sells chipsets specifically for U.S. smartphones in this highly competitive
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market. Id. at 80.27Moreover, according to Qualcomm, at least four companies make chipsets
with advanced features and performance, but by eliminating all makers but Qualcomm and Intel,
Qualcomm accuses Apple of reducing the market to a so-called “merchant” or “open” market, by
which Apple means suppliers who are willing to sell to third parties. Id. Qualcomm disputes this
is true and offers that Samsung does not refuse to sell to third-parties because it already sells
chipsets to Meizu.“ Id.
Qualcomm also disputes the effect of demonstrative exhibit RDX-28.4, which illustrates
how a Qualcomm monopoly would result from an exclusion order, because Qualcomm claims
Apple theorized a fictional U.S. chipset market and ignored dispositive facts about chipset
competition. CIB at 81. Among other things, Qualcormn alleges that Apple wrongly eliminated
Intel from the chart because Apple ignored the global character of the chipset market even
though Intel could allegedly sell more chipsets for iPhones outside the United States alone than
all of the chipsets it sells today.” Id. According to Qualcomm, when Apple’s errors are
considered, things look very different from the picture Apple presented at the hearing. Id.
Qualcomm alleges that after Apple’s release of the 2018 iPhones, Qualcomm is likely to supply
baseband chipsets for only about [ ] of iPhones a.ndless than 50% of Samstmg smartphones,
even in the event of an exclusion order with Intel [ 	]
27This argument is irrelevant to the existence of a market for a certain kind of chipset.
28I note this fact was not disputed. However, Mr. Blevins did testify that [
] See, e.g., Hearing Tr. (Blevins) at
6l0:23-6l lzl.
29I find this particular argument to be disingenuous. Apple’s argument has been all along that
Intel, [
] would exit the premitun baseband chipset market if it could not sell chipsets
for use in the United States. This was the core of Ms. Evan’s unrebutted and highly credible
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[ 	] Id. at 82. Qualcomm also argues that if it gains Intel’s
share of chipset sales for current-generation U.S. iPhones, it will nevertheless have only [ ] of
chipset sales for current-generation iPhones worldwide and about [ ] of Apple’s total iPhone
sales [ 	] Id. Based upon this and other analysis presented by Qualcomm, it is argued
there will be no Qualcomm monopoly in LTE baseband chipsets, “premium” or otherwise in the
event of an exclusion order. Id. at 82-83. 	I
Qualeomm further argues that even if Apple were not mistaken about a Qualcomm
monopoly, a monopoly would be no impediment to an exclusion order. CIB at 83. Qualcomm
asserts that commercial success does not make intellectual property unenforceable, but instead
creates an incentive to innovate. Id. Qualcomm claims its own success is the result of many years
of massive and sustained R&D effort. Id.
iii. Apple’s Domination
Qualcomm alleges that its role in the baseband chipset business is not as important as
Apple’s role is. CIB at 83. Specifically, Qualcomm alleges Apple is the sole mobile device
maker of significant size that requires “standalone” or “thin” modems (i.e., baseband chipsets
that do not integrate an applications processor and other components) and that all the other major
OEMs use integrated chipsets known as “systems-on-a-chip” (“SoCs”), which are not
interchangeable with thin modems. Id. at 83-84. Qualcomm thus argues that these thin modems
are specifically developed and customized for Apple’s needs and, as the sole significant u
purchaser of thin modems, Apple therefore has decisive power in its own alleged market. Id. at
84. According to Qualcomrn, this gives Apple real power and Apples exercises its power to
dominate. Id. at 84-85.
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iv. Issuing the Exclusion Order Will Enhance Competition
Qualcomm avers:
CIB at 85-86.
Qualcomm reiterates its contention that the real problem is that “Apple seeks, by way of
Notwithstanding Apple’s rhetoric about an exclusion order creating the risk
of a Qualcomm monopoly, it is the denial of an exclusion that would
threaten competitive conditions in the U.S. economy. That is not simply
because Apple is already a monopsonist in the alleged market for baseband
chipsets used in the iPhone, though it is. It is not simply because, as a
monopsonist, Apple has exercised its unmatched power to pick its suppliers,
[
]RX-1C at Q151;Tr. l566:l7-22 (Thompson),
though it has. And it is not simply because Apple has exercised its might as
one of the most powerful companies in the world——witha market
capitalization greater than the GDPs of all but 16 nations—to cause its
contract manufacturers to withhold [ 	] royalties owed to
Qualcomm for Apple’s use of Qualcomm’s technology in the iPhone,
though it has. See Id. at 528:24-532123, 653:2-5 (Blevins); l6l3:l2-21
(Thompson).
its public interest allegations, to effectively immunize for the iPhone from any Commission
exclusion order.” CIB at 86. By accepting Apple’s public interest arguments, Qualcomm argues
Id.
. . . the Commission could not enforce any patent against an iPhone with
an Intel chipset because, according to Apple and Intel, that would put Intel
out of business and initiate a parade of horribles. It would not matter whose
patent were asserted against the iPhone. Qualcomm’ s patent portfolio would
be tmenforceable in the ITC, as would the patents of Apple’s and Intel’s
competitors, or of any other third party. Not only would that rob Qualcomm
and others of the fruits of billions of dollars of R&D spending and thus
disincentivize innovation, but it would also give Apple (and Intel) an tmfair
advantage over their competitors. Apple would be free to use any IP that
read on the iPhone, including numerous Qualcomm patents, without risk of
an exclusion order (as any exclusion order that barred the sale of iPhones
with an Intel chipset would, according to Apple, run afoul of the public
interest), whereas Samsung and Apple’s other OEM competitors could not.
This is plainly not in the public interest.
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v. The Effect of an Exclusion Order on Intel
Qualcomm disputes that Intel will exit the baseband chipset market if the Commission
issues an exclusion order against the Apple accused products, and also disputes Intel would
abandon 5G development work. CIB at 86. Qualcomm contends no rational actor would act in
such a fashion. 	.
Qualcomm asserts the requested orders are not directed at Intel, but at Apple. CIB at 87.
While acknowledging the requested orders would only cover iPhones with an Intel chipset,
Qualcomm asserts that is because such an exclusion order targeting non-Qualcomm baseband
chipsets is “the only way of addressing Apple’s infringement without harming Qualcomm’s own
baseband chipset business.” Id. According to Qualcomm, a limited exclusion order applicable
only to Apple mobile devices with non-Qualcornm baseband chipsets ensures that iPhones '
remain available for sale in the United States following an exclusion order and will not cause
severe harm to U.S. consumers. Id.
Qualcomm argues that while an exclusion order would impact the importation into the
United States of iPhones with Intel chipsets, it would not have a negative effect on Inte1’s
business. CIB at 88. Qualcomm asserts iPhone sales outside the United States would be
unaffected by the exclusion order and that those sales are more than enough to provide Intel with
the sales volume it claims to need in order to remain in business, and could even result in the
sales of more chipsets for Apple devices following an exclusion order compared to today.” Id.
3°I reiterate that I find it frustrating that Qualcomm does not acknowledge the credible testimony
of Ms. Evans that [
] This makes Qualcomm’s arguments about a
possible increase in business elsewhere irrelevant, as well as makes the speculative testimony
about Intel capacity equally irrelevant.
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vi. Will Intel Abandon 5G?
Qualcomm alleges there is no credible evidence, even if Intel were to exit the baseband
chipset market entirely, that Intel intends to abandon participation in the imminent worldwide
transition to “SG,” the fifth generation of wireless technology. CIB at 93. Qualcomm points out
that 5G is expected to be revolutionary, including an extension of cellular capabilities far beyond
smartphones to tens of billions of additional devices. Id. According to Qualcomm, lntel’s
financial statements and press releases tout the extraordinary business opportunities presented by
5G and lntel’s commitment to focusing its business strategy on obtaining those opportunities and
5G is “foundational to Intel.” Id.
Qualconnn avers Intel has estimated [
] CIB at 93.
Qualcomm states that Intel claims it has become deeply involved in the development of
5G, is in the production development phase of 5G, and has even announced its first 5G modem.
CIB at 94. Qualcomm also points out Intel is partnering or collaborating with others for 5G
development, including AT&T, Ericsson, Sprint, Nokia, etc. Id. Qualcomm asserts that, given
these facts and Intel’s ability to make a profit, it makes no sense for Intel to abandon 5G because
Apple could not use a few inventions described by Apple and Intel as trivial. Id. Qualcomm also
argues that even if Intel withdrew from 5G development, 5G development would continue
regardless, especially since lntel’s role is comparatively small. Id. at 95.
Qualcomm disputes that Intel is acting as if it will abandon 5G development if the
Commission issues an exclusion order addressed to the accused devices. CIB at 96-97.
Specifically, Qualcomm avers:
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Even if it were believable that Intel would abandon 5G in the event an
exclusion order—despite all of the evidence to the contrary—it is
inconceivable that Intel would do so without extensive analysis or concrete
planning. [
] See
id. at 121226-11, 1230115-123118 (Eisenach). Instead, [
] Tr. 1128:2l-113O:11 (Evans); 1157:l1-14
(Bowers)—[
] See id. at 1062:8-14, 1068:10-13, 1083:9-16;
11l4:4-8 (Evans); ll66:ll-20 (Bowers). Notably, Mr. Bowers, in-house
counsel for Intel’s Communication and Devices Group, offered his view
about Intel’s likely exit from the baseband chipset business without
knowledge of the asserted patents or accused features. Id. at 1147:20
1l48:8. Such speculative and self-interested testimony is plainly
insufficient. See Magnetic Data Storage, Comm’n Op. at 139-140 (“[W]e
do not believe Sony’s speculation about what could occur is sufficient to
override the actual fact of Sony’s infringement”).
Moreover, the testimony of Intel’s witnesses (Ms. Evans and Mr. Bowers)
stands in sharp contrast to Intel’s public actions and disclosures. Intel did
not take the step of becoming a party to this Investigation, even though it is
represented by exactly the same counsel as Apple. [
] Instead, Intel’s disclosures repeatedly reaffirm Intel’s
commitment to 5G. See, e.g., CX-2195 at 16, 18, 45, 47, 201. [
] Id. at 1061:4-1062:3 (Evans); ll67:5-10 (Bowers); Tr. 1218:21
25 (Eisenach). Unsurprisingly, no Witness was willing to testify that [
] Tr. l055:16-23 (Evans);
1l66:15-20 (Bowers). In sum, nothing in Intel’s public acts suggests that its
chipset business is on the verge of a catastrophic business setback and an
abandonment of key corporate strategy.
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vii. Harm Is Avoidable
Qualcomm alleges that Apple’s contentions that Intel vsdllexit the chipset market or
abandon 5G is contradicted by Apple’s assertions about the patents at issue, all of which are
non-SEPs. CIB at 97. According to Qualcormn, Apple has argued that the inventions of the
asserted patents are not that important to smartphone operation and, if that is true, Intel would
not abandon its baseband chipset business and foundational 5G strategy. In that situation, the
better step for Intel would be to cooperate with Apple to stop the use of any infringing features.
Id. This, according to Qualcomm, is a matter that the Commission has considered in the past
when deciding whether to issue an exclusion order. Id. (citing Food Slicers and Components
Thereof Inv. No. 337-TA-76 (June 22, 1931)).
c. The Relevance of Past Qualcomm Actions
Qualcomm argues that Apple takes the position that Qualcomm’s patents should not be
enforced because Qualcomm allegedly engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the past. CIB at
72, 97-I00. Qualcomrn correctly asserts that Apple appears to accuse Qualcomrn of engaging in
anti-competitive conduct. Nevertheless, as Qualcomm points out, Apple did not plead an
antitrust violation and did not offer evidence sufficient to prove such a violation. Qualcornm
correctly notes that Apple withdrew its affirmative defenses involving anti-competitive practices.
Qualcomm also correctly observes that, even though certain government regulators have brought
actions against Qualcomm in other fora, Apple has no right to infringe Qualcomm’s patents.
Qualcomm closes by accurately contending that allegations unrelated to the four Public Interest
Factors are irrelevant to this investigation and cannot justify Apple’s infringement of
Qualcomm’s patents.
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2. Apple’s Contentions
Apple argues this investigation is so unusual that even if a violation of section 337 were
found, no exclusion order should issue because the risks are simply too great. Such an order
would reduce the nmnber of suppliers in the critical merchant market for premium LTE baseband
chipsets from two to one. RIB at 54. According to Apple, this reduction of suppliers would
reduce competition in the United States and would hann U.S. national security and
competitiveness.
a. Two Suppliers of Premium LTE Baseband Chipsets Is Better
Than One Monopolist for Competitive Conditions in the
United States
Apple alleges the relevant market for this investigation is for supply to third parties (the
“merchant market”) of premium baseband chipsets (currently premium LTE baseband chipsets
and eventually 5G baseband chipsets), and that Qualcomm and Intel are the only suppliers to that
market in the United States. RIB at 56. (Apple alleges its position is consistent with that of the
Staff.) Next, Apple posits that competitive conditions are better with two suppliers of premium
baseband chipsets rather than Qualcomm having a complete monopoly. Id.
i. The Premium Baseband Chipset Market Is the Critical
Market That Would Be Impacted by the Proposed
Exclusion Order
Apple contends that Qualcomm, Apple, and Intel witnesses agreed there is a market for
premium LTE baseband chipsets offering the most advanced features and functionality. For
example, Apple notes that James Thompson, Qualcomm’s Chief Technology Officer and the
only Qualcomm fact witness to address public interest issues, testified that “[t]here’s a tier, a
global market for what—a tier called premium, which is really defined by Apple and Samsung.”
RIB at 57 (citing Hearing Tr. (Thompson) at l538:4-9). Apple noted Dr. Thompson testified that
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the premium tier of chipsets is “really where you introduce all the new features” and,
accordingly, those chipsets support the most recent version of cellular standards and are
manufactured with the “latest node” of process technology. Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Thompson) at
1538:l0-153929).
Apple contends Dr. Thompson’s testimony is consistent with the testimony of Aicha
Evans, Intel’s Chief Strategy OffiC€1",31	who identified a “premium segment” of baseband
chipsets from which Intel would exit if the proposed exclusion order issues. RIB at 57 (citing
Hearing Tr. (Evans) at 1069:13-22). Ms. Evans explained that a premium baseband chipsets is
“the type of Wirelesstechnology that takes advantage of the highest throughput, being able to
scale into very dense cities, like New York City or Washington, as well as being able to operate
in very difficult signal conditions.” See id. Continuing, Apples notes that Ms. Evans also
explained that “[p]remium chipsets are those that have the latest features and comply with the
latest releases of the standards.” Id. (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q50. Apple also pointed out
that OEMSthat purchase chipsets (like Apple) must have very reliable premium chipsets for
premium phones. 1d. (citing Hearing Tr. (Blevins) at 637:1-3).
Apple connected 5G development to the issue of premium baseband chip manufacture
and development by establishing that cellular innovation is concentrated in the premium tier of
baseband chipsets and thus progress in premium chips is critical to the development and
implementation of next generation 5G. RIB at 58. Specifically, Apple noted that Ms. Evans
testified cellular chipsets found in cell phones have always been pivotal for cellular technology
development as a gateway device and that Dr. Thompson consistently explained that features
31Ms. Evans had also been in charge of the Intel business segment responsible for the baseband
chipsets.
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first introduced in the premium tier chips get passed down into lower tiers of chipsets. Id. Apple
also offered that Dr. Thompson acknowledged that the first chipsets to offer 5G connectivity will
be in the premium tier and that premium baseband chipsets are a very important level of product.
Id. Hence, Apple contends 5G chipsets will have far-reaching effects on the public interest, with
implications for national competitiveness, national security, and public welfare while premium
baseband chipsets will be at the vanguard of 5G innovation and development. Id.
Apple contends its economic experts, Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach and Dr. Fiona Scott Morton,
in applying economic principles to the factual evidence, confirmed there is a premium LTE
baseband chipset market and that smartphone OEMs would not consider lower-tier baseband
chipsets to be reasonable substitutes. RIB at 58. Apple asserts that top-of-the-line OEMs want
top-of-the-line chipsets (premium chipsets), which also “typically command higher prices as
compared to chipsets used in non-premium smartphones. Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Scott Morton)
at l288:l3-17).
ii. Intel and Qualcomm Are the Only Two Competitors for
Sales in the Merchant Market for Premium Baseband
Chipsets
Apple alleges Intel and Qualcomm are the only two competing sellers of premium.
bascband chipsets in the merchant market (including in the United States). RIB at 59. According
to Apple, with the exception of Intel’s portion of sales to Apple, Qualcomm is the only merchant
supplier to all OEMs selling premitun smartphones in the United States and offers RDX-28.4 to
illustrate its point:
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Id. Apple explains it based RDX-28.4 on [
] Id. (citing RX-1461C (Amen Dep. Tr.) at
118-19; CX-2344C (Amon Ex. 6) at 2). Apple alleges the alternatives in RDX-28.4 represent
“flagship products or premium products from Samsung, Google, LG, Motorola, and HTC,” and
that Qualcomm supplies chipsets for each of those products. Id. Apple asserts Qualcomm is the
only supplier of baseband chipsets for all listed alternatives to the accused iPhones, except for a
portion of Samsung phones incorporating chipsets Samsung self-supplies. Id. (citing RX-1483C
(Kressin Dep. Tr.) at 82; Hearing Tr. (Thompson) at 154115-1542:4, 1556211-17; Hearing Tr.
(Sidak) at 515:9-516:5; Hearing Tr. (Mulhern) at 1456125-l458:13; Hearing Tr. (Evans) at
11l2:8-1114:3; Hearing Tr. (Scott Morton) at 1329:4-133023).
Apple asserts the evidence demonstrates lntel and Qualcomm are the only merchant
suppliers of premium baseband chipsets. RIB at 60. Thus, Apple alleges that if Intel leaves the
premium baseband chipset market, Qualeomm will be the only merchant market supplier for
premium baseband chipsets. Id. This means, according to Apple, since 5G technology is first
introduced in premium chipsets, that Intel’s exclusion will also leave Qualcomm “to be poised”
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as the only merchant market supplier for 5G premium chipsets and will permit Qualcomm to
enjoy a complete monopoly in the premium baseband chipset market for both LTE and 5G
technologies. Id. 	"
iii. Competitive Conditions in the United States Are Better
With Intel and Qualcomm Competing Than Under a
Qualcomm Monopoly
-Apple asserts the legislative history of section 337 makes clear that “[t]he public health
and welfare and the assurance of competitive conditions in the United States economy must be
the overriding considerations in the administration of [section 337].” RIB at 60 (citing S. Rep.
No. 93-1298, at 197 (1974) (Senate Report), reprinted in 1974 U.S.C.C.A.N. 7186, 7330). Apple
contends the imperative to protecting this aspect of public interest “Wouldbe particularly true in
cases where there is any evidence of price gouging or monopolistic practices in the domestic
industry.” Id. at 61. - ~
Apple asserts that Qualcomnfs proposed exclusion order would reinstate Qualcomm as a
monopolist and cause harm to competitive conditions in the United States since the order would
only exclude iPhones containing Intel chipsets. RIB at 61. Such a remedy would have lasting
anti-competitive effects for the future, because as Ms. Evans explained, [
] and is [ 	- - 	_
] if an exclusion order issues. Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at 1091214-21).
Apple claims Intel’s “exit would deal a heavy blow to competitive conditions in the
premium baseband chipset market” because competition from Intel for premium baseband
chipsets both for both LTE and 5G enhances quality, keeps prices lower, encourages irmovation,
and serves the public interest more. RIB at 61 (citations to various Qualcomm Witnesses
omitted).
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Following its discussion of why Qualcomm witnesses thought competition was
advantageous, Apple summarized testimony from other witnesses (Blevins and Evans) who also
explained the crucial importance of competition between Qualcomrn and Intel. Id. at 62-63. In
general, the witnesses explained the advantages of competition and established the significant
disadvantages inherent with the lack of competition. Id.
Apple next mentions how reinstating Qualcomm’s monopoly through an exclusion order
would undermine the prospects for 5G competition to benefit the United States’ national interests
and its security. RIB at 64. Apple stated that if Intel is excluded from the market for 4G chipsets,
it will also be unable to participate in the market for 5G chipsets, thus harming U.S. leadership in
5G. Id. Apple also alleged that both Mr. Thompson and Ms. Evans agree that keeping Intel in the
5G effort would be good for the future of 5G development and the interests if the United States.
Id. '
_b. The Proposed Exclusion Order Would Almost Certainly Cause
Intel to Exit the Premium Baseband Chipset Market and Give
Qualcomm a Monopoly
Apple contends, that if Intel is barred from selling chipsets for Apple iPhones sold in the
United States, it is nearly certain to exit the market for premium baseband chipsets, as verified by
the testimony of Ms. Alicia Evans, Intel’s Chief Strategy Officer, to wit:
[
]
RIB at 65 (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at ll 14:4-8 (emphasis added)). Apple notes Ms. Evans
explained why access to the U.S. market is essential:
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[
_ 	]
Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at lll4:l4-21).
Apple claims Intel invested [
- ] RIB at.65-66. Apple offers
that [
_ 	] Id. at 66. Apple contends
Ms. Evans’s testimony made clear that [ 	.
] Id.
Apple then quoted Ms. Evans on [ A
l
Id. at 66-67 (quoting Hearing Tr. (Evans) at ll32:11-22).
Next, Apple referenced the testimony of Mr. Steven Bowers, Intel’s Assistant Director of
Intel Product Assurance and Security (who has helped to execute Intel’s 5G strategy), because he
testified that Intel was highly likely to exit the market for premium baseband chipsets (for both
LTE and 5G) if the proposed exclusion order issues, to Wit: [ 	]
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[ 	.
' ] RIB at 67 (citing Hearing Tr. (Bowers) at 1162116-1163:3). Continuing, Apple
quotes Mr. Bowers for the proposition that Intel would exit the baseband business altogether if
there is an exclusion order:
]
Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Bowers) at 1154112-19).
Apple also contends, through the testimony of its Director of Purchasing, Mr. Blevins,
that if Apple could no longer use chipsets from Intel for iPhones in the United States, that
[ 	.
] RIB at 68 (citing RX-1C (Blevins WS) at Ql64).
Mr. Blevins further explained that a chipset supplier’s ability to prove its product in the U.S.
cellular ecosystem is so important that [
] Ia’.(citing RX-1C (Blevins WS) at Q165). Apple also had Mr. Blevins confirm that if
the proposed exclusion order issues, [
] to wit:
[
]
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[
l
Id. at 68 (citing Hearing Tr. (Blevins) at 645:5-22).
Apple contends its two economist experts agree, consistent with the testimony of
Ms. Evans, Mr. Bowers, and Mr. Blevins, that applying economic principles shows that Intel
would not survive losing its business of selling baseband chipsets for U.S.-destined iPhones. RIB
at 68. Apple then quotes Dr. Scott Morton to support its contention that working with U.S.
mobile network operators is critical, to wit:
It’s very important because the—a lot of the way the modem gets better is
by being used. When the operators and the chip maker discover that it
doesn’t function in some corner of Manhattan or some particular context
where there’s a configuration of buildings or a lot of traffic or something.
And then that modem is improved, tweaked and improved.
That’s a continuous process of imiovation. [
l
So it’s a critical part of making the chip better to be actually selling it and
using it in the United States.
Id. at 69 (citing Hearing Tr. (Scott Morton) at l325:l6-l326:l3; RX-l lC (Scott Morton WS) at
Q133).
Next, Apple discusses the testimony of Dr. Eisenach to make some of the same points
made by Dr. Morton and to emphasize that (1) [
] (2) Intel thus is [ 	- ] and (3) for Intel to
lose business would [ 	]Ia'. at 69. Apple also contends that Dr. Eisenach i
demonstrated that [
] a point
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illustrated in demonstrative exhibit RDX-lO.2C. See id. Apple notes that according to
Dr. Eisenach, [
]
Id. at 70 (citing RX-10C (Eisenach WS) at Q17.) Hence, Apple contends Intel is nearly certain to
exit the premium baseband chipset market in the event of an exclusion order barring Intel from
supplying premium baseband chipsets to Apple for U.S.-bound iPhones. Id.
i. Qualc0mm’s Arguments that Intel’s Baseband Chipset
Business Could Survive Qualc0mm’s Proposed
Exclusion Order Is Incorrect
Apple offers Demonstrative Exhibit 32C (based upon testimony) to summarize why
Qualcomrn’s arguments about Intel not leaving the baseband chipset business are incorrect, to
wit:
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[
] .
RIB at 70. _
Apple contends Qualcomm is wrong to argue that Intel could survive the proposed
exclusion order byeselling baseband chipsets for iPhones sold outside the United States. Apple’s
reasons include: (l) [ 	_ _ i
. . 	] (2) Apple would be unable to develop
iPhones in California for use outside the United States because it could not import the Intel
based iPhones that it needs for product development; and (3) Qualcomm is waging global
litigation to foreclose sales of iPhones with Intel chipsets in key foreign markets. RIB at 71-72.
I Intel Could Not Survive by Selling Chipsets to Other
_ 	Smartphonc OEMs
Apple asserts Intel could not compensate for lost sales of chipsets to Apple by selling to
other smartphone OEMs and notes that [ 	]
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[ 	] RIB at 72 (citing Hearing Tr.
(Evans) at 1112:16-1 113:14). Apple asserts Intel’s presence in the premium LTE baseband
chipset market is contingent on its position with Apple and that [
] Id. (citing RX-10C (Eisenach
WS) at Q21; RX-1 1C (Scott Morton WS) at Q13 1; RDX-l 1.lC; RX-1461C (Amon Dep. Tr.) at
36-37). Apple also notes that because Samsung self-supplies a portion of its own premium LTE
baseband chipset requirement, Apple represents an even higher percentage of premium LTE
baseband merchant market demand than its share of premium smartphone sales would imply. Ia’.
at 72-73 (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q11; RX-10C (Eisenach WS) at Q20, Q28; RX-11C
(Scott Morton WS) at Q55-56, Q131).
Apple also points out it is the only buyer of thin modems, the only type of LTE premium
baseband chipset that Intel currently supplies, because most premium smartphone OEMs other
than Apple use an SoC solution that is different from a baseband chipset. RIB at 73. Hence there
are no other customers to take Apple’s place with Intel. Id. (citing RX-SC (Evans WS) at Q52.
‘Accordingly, Ms. Evans testified that [
] to Wit:
[
]
Id. (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q74. Apple contends that this is consistent with Dr. Eisenach’s
testimony. Id.
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0 Intel Cannot Survive by Selling Baseband Chipsets
for Non-Smartphone Applications
Apple alleges Intel cannot stay in the premium baseband chipset business if it sold
chipsets for applications other than smartphones, because [ .
1 	i
See RIB at 74 (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at 1084:19-24). Apple notes that Ms. Evans testified
that [
] Id. (citing
Hearing Tr. (Evans) at 1073115-17). Thus, Apple alleges [
11¢
Q Intel Cannot Sustain Its Premium Baseband Chipset
Business by [
1
Apple also strongly disputes Qualc0n1rn’sargument that Intel would remain in the
baseband chipset business notwithstanding the proposed exclusion order because Intel would
supposedly [ - 	‘] RIB at 74.
Apple notes that, as Ms. Evans testified, Intel [
] Id. (citing RX-SC (Evans WS) at Q27; Hearing Tr.
(Evans) at 106926-12).Apple describes how Ms. Evans explained that before Intel started selling
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baseband chipsets to Apple, [
. 	. 	]
Id. at 74. Next, Apple describes how Ms. Evans explained Intel’s thinking on the business issue
of the baseband chips, to wit:
[
]
(Id. at 111():24v-1111:1O; see also id. at 1114222-24 [
i 	]
Ms. Evans explained that [
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[
1 (Tr. [Evans] at 1115120-1116¢9.) [ I
1 (Id. at 1070125-107113.)
[ 	.
] (Tr. [Evans] at 111511-7;isee also id. at 1104110-13[
1
Id. at 74-76.
Apple then alleges that Dr. Scott Morton confinned the basic economic logic of
Ms. Evan’s position, that is:
[
- 	1
RIB at 76 (citing Hearing Tr. (Scott Morton) at 1335:3-8; Then Apple notes the Staff pointed out
that [
] Id. (citing Hearing _Tr.(Staffs Opening) at 139210-12).
ii. N0 Other Premium LTE Baseband Chipset Suppliers
Will Fill the Void if Intel Exits
Apple alleges that if Intel exits the market for premium LTE baseband chipsets,
Qualcomm’s monopoly would be reinstated. Apple insists there are no other suppliers that would
fill the competitive void left by Intel. RIB at 76-77. 	~
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I Samsung LSI and HiSilicon Supply Premium
Baseband Chipsets Only to Their Affiliates
Apple alleges that with the exception of Qualcomm and Intel, Samsung LSI and
Huawei’s HiSilicon division are the world’s only.suppliers of premium LTE baseband chipsets.
RIB at 77. Ms. Mulhem, an expert witness for Qualcomm, conceded this fact. See id
Nevertheless, Apple points out that neither Samsung LSI nor HiSilicon supply the U.S. merchant
market with premium chipsets, that “Samsung has never sold a baseband processor to any U.S.
OEM,” and that “the only OEM that Samsung has provided its premium baseband processor to is
Samsung.” Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Mulhem) at 143817-20.Apple noted that Mr. Sidak agreed
with Ms. Mulhem on whom Samsung sells to. Id. Next, Apple points out that Ms. Mulhem
explained HiSilicon does not sell premium LTE baseband chipsets to any OEMs other than its
affiliate Huawei and that she is “not even aware of any attempt by HiSilicon to sell premium
baseband chips to any party other than Huawei.” Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Mulhem) at
1441 :24-1442:5).
Further, Apple asserts Samsung and Huawei are unlikely to begin supplying premium
LTE baseband chipsets to any OEMs in the foreseeable future, especially to a U.S. OEM, such as
arch smartphone rival Apple. RIB at 77-78. Apple noted that [
] Id. at 78. Apple next stated [
] Id. (citing Hearing
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Tr. (Blevins) at 610223-611:1). Apple then asserted that [
] Id. .
_ Apple noted that HuaWei’s HiSilicon, had previously confronted U.S. national security
objections and likely would again should it seek to sell premium baseband chipsets for
smartphones sold in the United States. Id. at 78. In addition, Apple noted that Ms. Evans
explained that [
] Id. at 78-79 (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at
1089:l0-19).
I New Entry into Premium LTE Baseband Chipsets Is
Unlikely
Apple contends there are high barriers to entering the premium baseband chipset market
that make it unlikely any new entrant would emerge in time to fill Intel’s void and mitigate the
harm to competitive conditions in the United States flowing from an exclusion order. RIB at 79.
; In support, Apple states Dr. Thompson agreed that it takes “an enormous amount of
research, development and hard work” to develop a premium baseband chipset, a process that is
“very expensive” and can take “three or four years.” RIB at 79 (citing Hearing Tr. (Thompson) at
1539:25-1541:4). Next, Apple explained that its economic experts identified several barriers to
entry in the premium baseband chipset market, such as the baseband chipset business is “fast
moving” and it is “research and development-intensive.” Id. One Apple expert testified that
significant structural barriers suggest “if Intel is removed from the market as a result of the
proposed exclusion order, the competition its presence created in the premium LTE baseband
chipset market is not likely to be replaced and Qualcomrn’s monopoly position in merchant sales
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will be restored.” Id. (citing RX-11C (Scott Morton WS) at Q67. In addition, Apple notes that
testimony mentioned that companies have left the market and there has been consolidation. Id.
Apple also described [
] RIB at 79-80. Apple further explains that [
] Id. at 80. Moreover,
Qualcom1n’s public interest experts concurred that “MediaTek’s processor is not currently '
capable of offering the premium features that characterize the premium baseband chipset
market.” Id. 	l
iii. . If Intel Exits the Market for Premium LTE Baseband
Chipsets, It Will Not Be a Competitor for 5G Baseband
Chipsets or Related Innovation
Apple alleges that since 5G technologies are rooted in today’s 4G LTE technologies,
“Intel cannot succeed in the former if forced to exit the latter.” RIB at 80. Further, Apple
explains the loss of the potential revenue from 5G chipsets and innovation is another reason that
Intel would decide to exit the market for premium baseband chipsets, since success with 5G is
dependent upon 4G success. Id. at 80-81. Moreover, Intel’s own intemal document confirms this
premise, and Intel witnesses confirm that 4G is the foundation and key to 5G. 1d. at 81. Apple’s
economic expert explicitly confirmed the economic soundness of the link between the success of
Intel’s 4G program and Intel’s ability to succeed with 5G. Id.
Apple also contends that if Intel cannot compete to supply 5G baseband chipsets for
smartphones, it will be a Weaker competitor and innovator for 5G innovation more generally.
RIB at 82. Consistent with Dr. Thompson’s testimony, premium chipset technologies provide the
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pathway (the first step) to developing other 5G products. Id. Consistent with Dr. Thompson’s
logic, Apple notes that Ms. Evans explained [
] Id.
Next, Apple explains there are significant business barriers beyond the technological
barriers that would reduce Intel’s 5G investments in the event the USITC issues Qualcornm’s
proposed exclusion order. RIB at 82. Specifically, Apple argues as follows:
At a high level, as Ms. Evans explained, [
1 (RX-8C [Evans] at Q82.) [
] 	.
- [
](Tr. [Bowers]
V at 1154:l7-23.)
- [
.] (Id. at 115512-13.)
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[
](Id.atl155:16-115625.)
0 [ 	'
](Id. at ll56:9-115713.)
Mr. Bowers further testified that [
](Id. at 1157;15
21.)
RIB at 82-83.
c. Intel’s Exit from Premium LTE and 5G Chipsets Will Harm
Competitive Conditions in the United States
Apple claims Intel’s exit from premium baseband processors will_“severely impair U.S.
competitive conditions in cturent-generation 4G premium LTE premium baseband chipsets, and,
critically, in upcoming 5G technologies that are essential to U.S. national security and economic
competitiveness.” RIB at 84. Apple alleges that the first harm will be to 4G premium baseband
chipsets because Qualcomm will be reinstated as a monopoly and diminish lntel’s role as a
leader in 5G innovation more generally. Id.
i. A Qualcomm Monopoly Will Cause the Quality of
Premium Baseband Chipsets to Decrease, and Prices to
Increase
According to Apple, before Intel entered the premium baseband chipset market,
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[ 	] RIB at 84 (citing RX-lC (Blevins
WS) at Q74; RX-10C (Eisenach WS) at Q56-58). Once Intel became a second supplier,
[
]
1d.(citing RX-1C (Blevins WS) at Ql42). According to Apple, [
] Id. at 85.
ii. A Qualcomm Monopoly in Premium Baseband Chipsets
Would Stiflc Intel’s Contributions to 5G Standards and
Innovation and Harm National Security
Apple alleges that while there will be very substantial immediate harm to U.S.
competitive conditions concerning current 4G chipsets upon Intel’s exit from the premium
baseband chipset business, the most serious hann would be reduced innovation in 5G _
technology. RIB at 85. Apple alleges U.S. leadership in 5G is critical for several reasons, not the
least of which is national security and U.S. economic competitiveness. Id.
' 	I Intel is Positioned to Make Important Contributions
to 5G in the United States as a Chipset Innovator
Without the proposed exclusion order, Apple contends Intel is positioned to be a critical
U.S. 5Gvbaseband chipset innovator, in addition to being the only domestic challenger in 5G
baseband innovation to Qualcomm. RIB at 85. Apple notes that Ms. Evans explained: “SG spans
a variety of technical areas beyond traditional cellular wireless transmission, including reliance
on advanced computing and cloud computing. Intel has significant experience across almost the
full range of technologies that are relevant to 5G and we could bring that experience to bear on
5G.” Id. at 85-86 (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q79). Apple noted that Ms. Evans explained
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Intel’s exceptional advantages for 5G and also stated that [
. ' . 	' ] Id. at 86.
Apple also alleges Intel has Workedto be a 5G innovator and to have a leadership role in
standard-setting efforts. RIB at 86. Apple states that Intel employees Write and submit
contributions, chair or co-chair working groups, participate in standard development meetings
through 3GPP (the umbrella organization responsible for cellular wirelesstelecommunications
standards), deploy new hardware prototypes, collaborate with other industry participants such as
Verizon, work to expand technologies to new areas, and play other critical roles in standard
development activities. Id. at 86-87. Apple next contends lntel’s 5G investment led to the i
introduction of Mobile Trial Platforms (MTPs—one which was introduced at the hearing as
physical exhibit RPX-4C), which simulate client-side baseband chipsets and are “by far the first
5G client-side prototypes to be deployed and tested with actual network subscribers in the United
States on U.S. wireless networks.” Id. at 87 (citing RX-9C (Bowers WS) at Q37). According to
Apple, these MTPs enable 5G field testing capable of generating data that cannot be obtained
from abstract specifications or lab testing, which in turn enables development of technologically
superior premium baseband chipsets for 5G networks. la’.Moreover, these MTPs have been
successfully deployed worldwide. Ia’.
Q 5G Is Critical for U.S. National Security
Apple alleges U.S. leadership in 5G is critical to national security because of the vast
increase in speed, breadth, and volume of data for sensitive applications it will permit. RIB at 87.
According to Apple, Ms. Evans explained why U.S. leadership is important as follows: [
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[ 	" ] Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at
1089:13-17). Apple also offered Dr. Eisenach’s explanation of why 5G development was so
critically important. Id. at 88. To put it in a nutshell, Apple’s offer of Dr. Eisenach’s testimony
said 5G will be a part of everything there is in society, beyond communications to even being our
arms and legs. Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Eisenach) at l268:5-21. Thus, Dr. Eisenach concluded “it
is critical that we have strong and secure U.S. suppliers of such technology, to protect the private
and public entities that will depend on SG connectivity, and to ensure they can use that
connectivity Without sensitive information being compromised and without private and public
functions being disrupted.” Id. (citing RX-1612C (Eisenach WS) at Q22).
Apple asserts the issue of 5G is so important that China has made great efforts and is
currently leading the race to 5G because 5G influence is a “national priority” in China, with its
efforts being directed by the government. RIB at 88 (citing Hearing Tr. (Thompson) at
l546:l4-154716; SX-11 (Final Report —Global Race to 5G) at 000091 (noting “government
commitment to achieving 5G success”)). In short, China wants to be the 5G leader and has
enlisted the support of Huawei and HiSilicon to achieve that goal, while Korean companies, e.g.
Samsung, are also expending efforts to take leading roles in 5G. Id.
Apple alleges that national security concerns analogous to 5G control became very well
recognized when, on March 12, 2018, President Trump prohibited Broadcom’s proposed
acquisition of Qualcomm. RIB at 88-89. Apple notes that before that decision, the Committee on
Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), which investigates proposed foreign
acquisitions of U.S. companies for national security implications, found that hann to an
important U.S. 5G innovator’s “technological competitiveness and influence in standard setting
would significantly impact U.S. national security.” Id. at 89 (citing CX-1929 (CFIUS Letter) at
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.0002). Apple went on to mention that CFIUS stated there were well-known U.S. security
concerns with Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications companies and thus a shift to
Chinese dominance in 5G would have substantial negative national security consequences for the
United States. Id. Apple then notes that Dr. Thompson of Qualcomm testified about [
] Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Thompson) at l545:2l-25, l546:2l-23).
v 5G ‘IsCritical for U.S. Economic Competitiveness
Apple contends (without any real pushback by Qualcomm) that U.S. leadership in 5G is
also essential for U.S. economic competitiveness because 5G technologies promise an
unprecedented leap forward in cellular connectivity, making numerous new applications possible
through increased performance. RIB at 89. Apple notes that 5G networks will expand to
encompass new frequencies, antenna designs, and equipment locations and thus will “drive
significant improvements in the speed, reliability, and efficiency of mobile wireless networks.”
Id. at 90 (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q80). Further explaining what could be expected from
5G, Apple states:
And as Mr. Bowers testified about the improvements offered by 5G:
5G is a collection of evolutionary advances in cellular standards and
associated wireless teclmologies that, taken together, create
revolutionary wireless communications capabilities. These
improvements provide faster transmission speeds, greater data
throughput, lower latency, and other benefits, while also enabling new
use cases and expanding the number and kinds of devices that have
cellular connections.
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The new technologies underlying 5G components will make possible many
new cellular based technologies. Dr. Eisenach identified three broad
categories of applications for 5G technologies. First, Enhanced Mobile
Broadband will provide extremely high data speeds, allowing more
imrnersive consumer experiences. Second, Machine-to-Machine
connections—-also known as the .“Intemet of Things” or “IoT”—will
expand connectivity to new devices and in new settings, such as “homes,
agriculture, energy, public safety, and transportation networks.” Third,
Mission-Critical Services will require low-latency and high-reliability
connections for sensitive operations, such as “autonomous vehicles,
automated industrial processes, and remote surgery equipment.” (RX-10C
[Eisenach] at Q.l39.)32 '
Accordingly, U.S. leadership in 5G is the gateway to extraordinary national
economic opportunities. One study estimated that “U.S. leadership in 4G
accounted for nearly $100 billion of the increase in annual GDP by 2016 as
the trajectory of the wireless industry’s contribution to U.S. GDP shifted
from a projected $350.3 billion in 2016 to a realized $445.0 billion,”
accompanied by increases in 4G-related employment and domestic
revenues. (SX-16 [How'America’s 4G Leadership Propelled the U.S.
Economy] at -000376.) To achieve these results, U.S. firms invested
approximately “$300 billion in deploying next generation networks over the
past ten years.” (SX-14 [The Global Race to 5G] at -000366.) For 5G
networks, one forecast from April 2018 estimates that there may be $275
billion in upcoming 5G investment by America’s wireless industry,
generating $500 billion in economic growth 3 million new jobs -00358; see
also Tr. [Scott Morton] at l3l9:3-15 (discussing SX-14).)
32 Apple’s brief included the following footnote here: 	_
Similarly, one text on 5G innovation identifies three broad types of 5G
services: “very high-speed mobile and wireless broadband services; ultra
reliable, low-latency communications; and massive IoT or machine-type
connections.” (SX-ll [Final Report - Global Race to 5G] at 000034; see
also Tr. [Scott Morton] at 132019-21(agreeing with definition).)
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iii. If Intel’s Capacity to Contribute to the SG Ecosystem Is
Diminished, the Public Interest in U.S. Leadership in
5G Innovation Product Security Will Be Harmed
Apple’s key allegation is that a Qualcomm monopoly in the market for premium
baseband chipsets will harm the competitive conditions of the merchant market and the potential
for the United States to be a leader in 5G ‘innovation. RIB at 91. Claiming that the cellular
industry is uniquely important for national security, Apple also claims the two U.S.-based
baseband chipset suppliers (Intel and Qualcomm) are more focused on developing 5G
technologies, standards, and components. Id. Hence, Apple contends an “exclusion order would
undermine those efforts and ‘cripple’ Intel’s 5G investments, consolidating from two to one the
number of U.S. baseband chips suppliers involved in 5G innovations and endangering U.S.
leadership in 5G.” Id.
Apple then discusses how its experts said national security would be harmed by
reiterating its discussion about the effect of lntel’s exit from the market on 5G‘which leaves
only Qualcomm and would damage the United States’ ability to compete in the intemational 5G
market and would have significant negative implications for national security, especially if the
United States fails to become the leader in 5G innovations. Id. According to Apple’s witness, it
is essential the United States continue to be competitive and retain its first mover advantage and
that requires at least two competitors. Id. at 91-92. 	I
Apple also argues a decline in U.S. innovation would not stop with Intel, but would also
extend to Qualcomm. RIB at 92. Basically, Apple’s witnesses concluded Intel is need to make
Qualcomm try harder-run faster. Id.
Focusing beyond national security, Apple contends a decline or elimination of Intel’s
participation in 5G would have negative affect the U.S. economy and consumers. RIB at 92.
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Apple alleges this bad effect would be caused by a very large loss in potential jobs and a large
loss in spending that would result from effort by both Intel and Qualcomm. Id. Apple emphasizes
an exclusion order would undermine those potential gains if Intel is forced out of the market or
diminished, undermining the pace of innovation in these areas. Id.
Apple next contends that Qualcomm’s witnesses agreed competition in the U.S. 5G
market is a positive force. RIB at 92-93. For example, Qualcomm’s Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Thompson agreed that “two American chipset suppliers for premium baseband chips is better
than one.” Id. at 93 (citing Hearing Tr. (Thompson) at 1556:23-28).
d. An Exclusion Order Would Also Harm the Public Under
Section 337’s Other Public Interest Factors
Apple contends generally that an exclusion order will cause harm Lmdersection 337’s
other three public interest factors. RIB at 93. 	'
i. Harm to U.S. Smartphone Consumers
Apple alleges U.S. smartphone consumers suffer harm from Intel’s exit as a competitor in
the premium LTE baseband chipset market and in future technologies, including 5G. RIB<at93.
Specifically, Apple alleges that if Qualcomm is restored as a monopolist, chipset quality and
innovation will suffer and “these effects would be passed through to mobile phones and tablets,
causing higher prices and lower innovation and quality for U.S. consumers.” Id. at 93-94 (citing
RX-11C (Scott Morton WS) at Q24). 	’
Apple reiterates that for 5G, Intel’s exit would deprive U.S. customers of benefits flowing
from intense quality and innovation competition between Intel and Qualcomm in 5G baseband
technology; RIB at 94. Apple claims this means U.S. consumers will be harmed by delayed
access to “(i) important technologies that will power autonomous vehicles and remote surgeries
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and (ii) higher data throughput—enabling immersive media experiences—and greater
connectivity among devices through the Internet of Things.” Id. at 94 (citing RX-10C (Eisenach
WS) at Q138-39; RX-11C (Scott Morton WS) at Ql37; RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q82-85).
Apple next argues that if the proposed exclusion order applied to iPhones scheduled to be
launched in 2018, U.S. consumers would be hurtby being denied access to any current
generation iPhoncs, [ 	-
] RIB at 94 (citing RX-1C (Blevins WS at Ql5l, Ql55). Using the word
[ 	] Mr. Blevins explained that an exclusion order affecting 2018 iPhone models
would mean [
] See id. (citing RX-1C (Blevins WS at Q176-78). Apple alleges that
denying U.S. consumers access to leading-edge iPhones would cause substantial hann to U.S.
consumer welfare. Id. (citing RX-10C (Eisenach WS) at Q141). As Dr. Eisenach testified, if
consumers had been denied access to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, “the average consumer
would have lost consumer surplus of between [ 	]” Id. (citing RX-10C (Eisenach
WS) at Q141.
ii. Harm to U.S. Public Health and Welfare
Apple reiterates that removing Intel from the market for future technologies, including
5G, wouldnhave grave consequences for innovation and quality competition. RIB at 94-95. That,
Apple argues, would in turn delay or lower the quality of new technologies promising great
benefits for U.S. public health and welfare, including healthcare technologies and autonomous
vehicles. Id. at 94-95. Moreover, Apple alleges Qualcomm acknowledges the importance of 5G
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innovation to the public health and welfare on such diverse issues as self-driving cars, electrical
grids, drones, and health care applications. Id. at 95. 	.
iii. Reduced Production of Directly Competitive Products
in the United States
Apple’s final argument concerning the public Welfareinvolves the effect of an exclusion
order upon production of directly competitive products in the United States, i.e., Intel’s U.S.
production of baseband chipsets. RIB at 95. Apple notes that [
] Id. (citing RX-9C (Bowers WS) at Q59-60). Intel says it
will be investing [
] Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at
lll8:9-20; RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q64; RX-10C (Eisenach WS at QISO). But,‘Ms. Evans
testified if Intel exits the market for premium LTE baseband processor chipsets, it could have to
[ 	_ ] Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at 1ll8:20-23
l072:l8-22).
e. Denying an Exclusion Order Is the Only Way to Protect the
Public Interest
Apple contends my suggestion that Qualcomm sell a license to Intel and the Staffs
suggestion of a limited exclusion order will not work. RIB at 96.
i. The Staff’s Posited 5G “Carve-Out” Will Not Protect
the Public Interest 	‘
Apple contends the Staff recognized the threat that Intel’s exit from 5G would pose to
U.S. national security and the national interest and proposed a modification to the exclusion
order, one that would not apply to “products incorporating 5G technology,” but only to Apple
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iPhones incorporating LTE technology. RIB at 96; see SIB at 69-76. Apple disagrees with the
Staff“s proposed remedy because Apple contends it would not alleviate any of the harms to the
public interest described above. RIB at 96. Apple notes that even with the carveout for 5G, if
Intel cannot supply 4G baseband chipsets for iPhones sold in the United States, it will exit
baseband chipsets altogether. Id.
Apple reiterates that Intel’s ability to compete in 5G baseband chipsets and 5G
innovation depends on its.participation in the premium (4G) LTE baseband chipset market. RIB
at 96. Apple argues Ms. Evans verified this assertion when she testified [
] Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at 111518-14). Apple
notes the Staff then asked Ms. Evans whether, if there was a gap of [ 	] between
issuance ofan order excluding iPhones with Intel LTE baseband chipsets and commercial ~
availability of Intel 5G chipset—[ 	~] would Intel would still exit the 5G
baseband chipset business. Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) 1127111-1128:9). Apple argued:
Ms. Evans testified, even assuming [ 	"
] (Id. [Evans] at 1132:12-25; 1127:11-1128:9, 1084:5-10.)
Regardless, Ms. Evans explained that [ 	'
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[
]
(Tr. [Evans] 1127: 11-1 128:9) (emphasis added.) 	_
RIB at 96-97. Further, Apple claims Dr. Scott Morton agreed Intel would exit the baseband
chipset market even if the carve-out reduced the amount of time Intel was out of the market,
because 5G and 4G have intertwined standards and “those 4G standards keep improving. So it’s
not really possible to stay abreast of 5G unless you’re also right on the frontier of 4G.” Id. at 97
(citing Hearing Tr. (Scott Morton) at 1335120-l336:6).
ii. Qualcomm Will not Grant Intel a License
Apple noted that I asked if Qualcomm would be willing to license its patents to Intel as a
way of resolving this dispute. RIB at 97. However, Qualcomm will not do this,-for it admittedly
refuses to license competing chipset suppliers. Id. Further, Qualcomm’s expert Ms. Mulhem,
stated she was not aware of a single chip manufacturer that Qualcomm has licensed. See id. at 98
(citing Hearing Tr. (Mulhem) at 1465:12-146611).”
f. Intel’s Exit Would Vitiate the FTC’s Efforts to Promote
Premium-Baseband-Chipset Competition in the FTC’s Parallel
Case Against Qualcomm
After examining the Record I find that no evidence was received relevant to this heading
and accordingly it will not be discussed. 	_
33Apple explains that Ms. Mulhem made this admission after being questioned about the
statement of Evan Chesler, Qualcomm’s lead attorney, in a hearing in the Southem Northern
District of California, when he stated: “We do not license other chip manufacturers. We do not.
We license the people who make the devices.” RIB at 98 (citing RDX-31.11C (emphasis added);
Hearing Tr. (Mulhern) at 1462118-1464111).
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g. The Harm to the Public Interest Substantially Outweighs any
Countervailing Public Benefits from an Exclusion Order
Apple alleges the unusual circumstances of this case, where Qualcomm requests an
exclusion order that would reinstate its premium baseband chipset monopoly, the deep and broad
harms to the public interest that would result from the proposed exclusion order substantially
outweigh any public benefit from granting it. RIB at 99. According to Apple, Qualcomm offers
only one reason for the Commission to issue an exclusion order to promote the public interest,
i.e., protecting Qualcomm’s patent rights would “promot[e] innovation.” Id. However, Apple
explains, correctly, that if the Commission denies Qualcormn’s requested exclusion order as
against the public interest, Qualcomm has a remedy. Id. Apple offers that Qualcomm is asserting
the same patents in district court and, if it proves infringement of valid and enforceable patents, it
can obtain monetary damages. Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Sidak) at 508:25-509110). Apple claims
that although it is Qualcomm’s clear preference to have an exclusion order allowing it to
recapture its monopoly in the premium baseband chipset market, Qualcomm also understands
that royalties can compensate it. Id. at 99-100. 	_
Apple alleges Qualcomm has not shown that such monetary damages would be I
insufficient to continue incentivizing research and development. RIB at 100. On the contrary,
Apple contends there is credible evidence from Dr. Scott Morton that because there is a path to
money damages in the district court litigation, the exclusion order sought here is not necessary to
preserve Qualcomnfs incentives to invest. Id. (citing RX-l lC (Scott Morton WS) at QI74).
3. The Staff’s Contentions
The Staff submits that an exclusion order would not harm the public health and welfare,
production of like or competitive articles (the accused devices) in the United States, or U.S.
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consumers and that it would not harm competitive conditions with respect to the accused iPhone
models. SIB at 36. However, Staff opines an exclusion order that is not tailored in some fashion
is likely to harm competitive conditions in the U.S. market for premium baseband processor
chips and that harm to the U.S. economy could be minimized by imposing an exclusion order
containing certain carve-outs designed to protect competitive conditions for third parties, while
upholding the right of a patent holder to fully enforce its intellectual property rights against an
infringing party. Id.
The Staff points out that the public interest analysis is not an equitable defense to patent
infringement, but is instead an element of the trade statute from which the Commission’s
authority is derived, one that the Commission is specifically required to consider even if neither
side presents any evidence on the subject. SIB at 37. Instead, the purpose of public interest
factors analysis is to determine the effect of a remedy under section 337 on four statutory public
interest factors, which are “the public health and welfare, competitive conditions in the United
States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, and
United States consumers[.]” Id. (citing 19 U.S.C. § l337(d)(l)). The Staff contends the focus of
the public interest inquiry should be on the effect on the “United States economy,” -19U.S.C.
§ l337(d)( 1), that will occur if the Commission imposes a remedy that excludes infringing
iPhones with Intel baseband processor modems from the United States.“ Id. 	p
The Staff accurately points out this investigation is unusual because the focus of the
investigation is only on accused devices that do not have a particular component, i.e., a baseband
processor chip manufactured by the Complainant. SIB at 38. Qualcomm is a chip maker, not a
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smartphone manufacturer, and thus the remedy specifically requested by Qualcomm would not
exclude any iPhone that contains a Qualcomm baseband processor chip, even if that device
infringes an asserted patent. Id. (citing JX-14 (Qualcomm Stipulation re: Scope of Remedy).
Moreover, the asserted domestic products are not mobile electronic devices, but are chips,
including baseband processor chips, and the chipsets and mobile testing platforms that contain
them. Id. The Staff explains this investigation will affect the U.S. market for baseband processor
chips at least as much, if not more, than the U.S. market for mobile electronic devices, so the
Staff argues that in this investigation any analysis of the effect of a remedy on the public interest
should consider the effects on both the mobile electronic device market and the baseband
processor chip market, including the market for future 5G baseband processor technologies that
foreseeably would be affected. Id. .
The Staff disagrees with Qualcomm and states the Commission is not limited to
considering the mobile electronic device market only.” SIB at 38. The Staff notes the statute
calls for an analysis of “competitive conditions in the United States economy,” not merely
competitive conditions in the domestic industry. Id. at 38-39 (citing l9 U.S.C. § l337(d)(l)
(emphasis added)). Secondly, the Staff points out the scope of the investigation is defined as
“certain mobile electronic devices and radio frequency and processing components thereof” Id.
at 39 (citing 82 Fed. Reg. 37899 (Notice of Investigation) (emphasis added)). The Staff asserts
the Word“components” in the case caption, as explained in the Complaint itself, is particularly
important because it is Whatdistinguishes accused products from non-accused products. Id.
Because the scope of the investigation is defined by the Complainant to be directed to a
35I agree with the Staff and Apple on this issue and so find. However, I cannot find any
follow-up to this by the Staff.
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particular subset of components (here, baseband chips), the Staff submits it is appropriate to
consider the effect of a remedy on the U.S. market for those particular baseband chips. Id. The
Staff s final point is that Qualcomm has requested a remedy specifically designed to affect
competition in the baseband processor market by banning downstream products containing its
competitor’s chips while allowing unrestricted imports of downstream products containing
Qualcomm’s baseband processor chips. Id.
a. Background: The Evolution of Cellular Standards and
Technologies“ 	_
The Staff explains the background of how cell phones operate on networks that conform
to a common set of standards established in standard setting organizations. SIB at 40. The Staff
notes that standards are technical rules everyone agrees to follow to ensure everyone’s products
will operate with another. Id. (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q16). Essentially, for wireless
phones, Standard Setting Organization (“SSO”) members include carries like Verizon,
infrastructure manufacturers/developers like Nokia, device manufacturers such as Apple and
Samstmg, and baseband processor chipset manufacturers like Qualcomm and Intel. Id.
i. Early Smartphone Standards: 2G and 3G
The Staff notes that cellular standards developed in “generations,” with the first
smartphones using second generation (“ZG”) standards, which were meant primarily for voice,
but permitted email, text messaging, and some browsing. SIB at 40. The Staff points out that
Europe led 2G development, with the European community adopting GSM as its single digital
standard, allowing carriers in countries like Gennany, France, and the UK to harmonize their
36I found this discussion to be helpful for those who are not familiar with SSOs and why 4G and
5G matter.
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research and development efforts. Id. Importantly for this investigation, the Staff explains the
United States was so far behind that it was still adding customers to 2G when other countries
were transitioning to 3G. Id. 	‘
3G technologies supported greater smartphone functionality, including more
sophisticated web browsing and music and video downloading with various carriers using
various methods. SIB at 40-41. For 3G development, the Staff explains Japan led the way so that
by 2007, Japan had 50 percent 3G penetration, while Italy and Germany had 25 percent and l2
percent, respectively, with the United States having only 3.5 percent 3G penetration in 2007, the
same year the 2G iPhone launched. Id. at 41.
ii. The Current Standard: 4G
The Staff asserts the Record shows that the introduction of the iPhone, and other
smartphones more generally, prompted much rapid investment and development among U.S.
wireless industry leaders and greater involvement of government policymakers. SIB at 41. By
the time the United States rolled out 4G in 2011, the Staff explained that policymakers had
auctioned off the spectrum required to meet the industry’s demands and siting rules governing
wireless infrastructure had been streamlined, causing the United States to became the
acknowledged leader in the 4G development of 4G technology. Id.
The Staff states that today’s most advanced standards in use are 4G standards. SIB at 41.
Further, the leading 4G standard is Long Tenn Evolution, or “LTE,” which all major carriers,
including AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint use. Id. Continuing, the Staff explains that since
3G carries most voice traflic and because LTE coverage is not universal, smartphones that
incorporate LTE functionality require multi-mode baseband chipsets making them backwards
compatible with earlier standards. Id. The Staff then notes that while all major carriers now
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operate 4G/LTE networks, “AT&T and T-Mobile networks are backwards-compatible with the
GSM family of standards, while Verizon and Sprint are backwards-compatible with the CDMA
family of standards.” Id. The accused products are iPhones containing Intel baseband processor
chipsets, which are designed for use only on legacy GSM carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile,
while all remaining iPhones contain Qualcomm baseband processor chipsets that can be used on
any carrier network, including Verizon and Sprint, since they are backwards-compatible with
both older networks. Id. at 42. 	~
iii. The Future Standard: 5G
The Staff notes that according to the Record, the next generation of cellular standards,
SG, is in development and the commercial introduction of 5G-compliant technology is imminent
SIB at 42. The Record shows that the expected benefits of 5G over previous cellular standards
can be categorized in three ways: (1) very high-speed mobile and wireless broadband services;
(2) ultra-reliable low-latency communications; and (3) massive Internet of Things (“IoT”) or
machine-type connections. Id.
The Staff continues by noting U.S. industry has invested around $300 billion in
deploying next generation networks over the past 10 years (both 4G and now 5G), with another
$275 billion forecasted specifically for 5G development, plus the major carriers have conducted
trials across the United States. SIB at 42-43. Relevant to this investigation, the Staff points out:
Currently, Intel and Qualcomm are two of the leading U.S. companies
invested in 5G development. [
l
Hearing Tr. at lO60:2-4, lO83:2l-l084:1l (Evans); CX-21C (Mulhern reb.)
Q48. According to Apple, [
' 	] at 589114-590:6
(Blevins); but see CX-21C (Mulhern reb.) Q.62 (predicting a 2020 5G
Qualcomm product). Notwithstanding these investments, according to
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The Staff asserts the United States has one of the fastest growing and most feature-rich
smartphone markets in the World and that the U.S. market is highly competitive. SIB at 44. The
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CTIA the United States lags behind both China and South Korea in terms
of 5G readiness. SX-14 at 7, 10. [
] Hearing Tr. at 615:7-10 (Blevins).
The U.S. Treasury Department Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (“CFIUS”) has stated that the U.S. govemment has a strong
interest in remaining “dominant in the standards setting space” for 5G, and
that “a shift to Chinese dominance in 5G would have substantial negative
national security consequences for the United States.” CX-1929 (Ltr. from
CFIUS to Broadcom and Qualcomm (Mar. 5, 2018)) at 2-3. According to
Qualcomm executive Dr. James Thompson, CFIUS [
] Hearing Tr.
at 1546116-1547:10 (Thompson). “Chinese companies including Huawei
have increased their engagement in 5G standardization working groups as
part of their efforts to build out a 5G technology. For example Huawei has
increased its RD expenditures and owns about 10 percent of 5G essential
patents.” CX-1929 (CFIUS Ltr.) at 2-3. Thus, it is far from certain that the
United States will continue to be a leader in 5G technology as the 5G
standard is finalized over the next few years. See Hearing Tr; at 1088:16
1089:19 (Evans).
[
l
Id. at 1089:1049 (Evans).
b. The Effect of a Remedy on the Mobile Electronic Devices
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Staff agrees the smartphonemarket is generally divided into tiers, “with premium products,
including Apple’s iPhones and certain of Samsung’s most advanced products, having the most
advanced feature set and the there are other tiers below them. Id. The Staff contends that to
consumers, “nonaccused iPhones with Qualcomm baseband processor chips are functionally
identical to the accused iPhones with Intel baseband processor chips and could act as perfect
substitutes for the accused devices,” and thus the Staff contends an exclusion order would not
adversely affect any of the statutory public interest factors with regard to the U.S. smartphone '
market. Id. at 45.
i. Public Health and Welfare
In the Staffs view, any remedy imposed in this investigation would not adversely affect
the public health and welfare because the accused products are “common consumer goods, which
the Commission has consistently found do not present public health, safety or welfare
c0ncerns.”37SIB at 45. The Staff correctly notes the accused products are consumer electronics
products and that there are alternatives. Id.
ii. Competitive Conditions 	'
The Staff asserts there are sufficient altematives to the Apple iPhones containing the Intel
chip, such as those containing the Qualcormn baseband chipsets.” SIB at 45-46. Hence, the Staff
asserts if the requested remedy is imposed, Apple will still be able to sell unrestricted quantities
37This is overly simplistic and arguably inconsistent. While the smartphones themselves may be
“common” consumer items, the baseband chipsets that even the Staff admits are properly a part
of what must be considered in this investigation (SIB at 37, 67), are really what the issue is.
These chipsets are hardly common constuner items and they and Intel’s fate in making them are
the heart of all of Apple’s argtunents. Arguably, the Staffs entire point is irrelevant, as are all
arguments about smartphones as a consumer item herein.
38I reiterate the comment I made in the previous footnote.
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of iPhones that contain Qualcomm baseband processor chips of which it can obtain a.nadequate
supply.” Id. at 46-50. , A
With regard to new iPhone models, the Staff recognized that [
] SIB at 48. The
Staff also seemed to recognize it was [
] Id. at 49. But, the Staff concluded
adequate substitutes would be available because the Staff posits Apple could continue to produce
the existing Qualcomm-based iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X
models through 2018. Id. This would mean [
. l ]40 Id‘
The Staff is also of the view that competitive conditions in the U.S. market for mobile
electronic devices would not be adversely affected even if Apple chose not to mitigate the effect
of an exclusion order by increasing the production of Qualcomm-based iPhones. SIB at 49.
While ignoring the strong preferences many Apple users have for their iPhones and the inherent
lack of credibility of certain witnesses, the Staff concludes that because there are sufficient and
available (for U.S. consumers) third-party alternatives to Apple’s iPhones, consumers will not be
harmed. Id. The Staff provided a list of such smartphones offered by Qualcomm’s President and,
39For reasons discussed in my Findings on the Public Interest, I am not inclined to give any
testimony by Dr. Sidak any weight.
4° I reiterate my previous note with regard to Dr. Sidak.
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interestingly, all of the phones contain Qualcomm baseband processor chips. Id. at 50. Based .
upon evidence I am not inclined to give credibility to (for reasons of self-interest, etc.), the Staff
is of the view that competitive conditions in the U.S. market for mobile electronic devices would
not be adversely affected by the remedy requested in this investigation.
iii. Production of Like 0r Directly Competitive Articles
The Staff states there is no evidence of an adverse impact on the production of like or
directly competitive mobile electronic devices in the United States if a remedy issues because
there is no significant smartphone manufacturing in the United States. SIB at 51.
iv. U.S. Consumers
The Staff, in text effectively repeating its previous argument about the availability of
substitute iPhones, concludes U.S. consumers of mobile electronic devices would not be
adversely affected by the requested remedy in this investigation. SIB at 51.
c. The Effect of a Remedy on the Baseband Processor Market
The Staff explains that baseband processor chipsets are the components of mobile
handsets that enable them to interact with a carrier’s cellular network and consist of three parts:
(1) a baseband processor; (2) a radio frequency (“RF”) integrated circuit (or transceiver); and (3)
a power management integrated circuit. SIB at 52. The Staff further describes how baseband
processor chipsets can be integrated with applications processors on a single silicon die into a
system-on-a-chip, or “SoC,” and if they are not on an SoC they are called “thin modems,” which
is the only kind of modem Apple buys from Intel or Qualcomm, because it uses its ovm in-house
applications processor. Id.
The Staff, in a manner consistent with Apple, describes how the baseband market for
LTE chipsets, like smartphones, falls into premium, mid- (or mainstream), and low-end (or entry
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level) tiers. SIB at 52. The Staff also explains that premium baseband chipsets have more
features and comply with the latest standards and typically have more capability. Id. at 52-53.
The Staff agrees that for premium tier baseband chipsets, demand for LTE baseband
processor chipsets in the United States is dominated by two of the premium-tier smartphone
producers: Apple and Samsung, which account for approximately [
] SIB at 53. Moreover, the
Staff notes that since 2012, Apple has usually accounted for [
] Id. At present, Apple is the only significant buyer of premium-tier thin
modems for smartphones because, among other things, Samsung produces its own SoCs for use
in its premium-tier smartphones, and therefore has no need for thin modems sold on the
merchant market. Id.
The Staff agrees with Apple that supply of premium-tier LTE baseband processor
chipsets in the global merchant market is limited to Qualcomm and Intel. SIB at 53. Similarly,
the Staff acknowledges there are only two other suppliers of premium tier LTE chipsets,
Samsung and HiSilicon (Huawei), and neither sells premium tier chipsets in the open market
because 100 percent of the premium-tier LTE chipsets produced by Samsung and HiSilicon“ are
consumed internally and are not available to chipset consumers such as Apple. Id. at 53-54. The
Staff explains that this meant, from 2011 through the third quarter of 2016, Apple relied on
Qualcomm for 100 percent of the premium LTE chipsets in its iPhones, which only abated with
"1HiSilicon cannot sell chipsets in the United States without legal challenge. See SIB at 54.
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the development and production of comparable Intel chipsets, which Apple uses in [
of 1ts 1Phones Id. at 54.
As the Staff explains, entering the premium baseband processor market is exceedingly
difficult for it ‘takes hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars depending on the starting
point Research and development, and substantial firm-specific capital, including both
intellectual property and human capital.” SIB at 54 (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q60). The
Staff quotes Ms. Evans to explain the multi-year effort toidesign, test, and perfect the chipsets
with the OEM, and the Staff follows this up with how Qualcom1n’s Dr. Thompson said
] Id.
The Staff concedes that considering the: _
[U]nusual market conditions for baseband processor chips in the United
States, particularly for premium-tier LTE thin modems of the type used by
Apple, the Staff cannot exclude the possibility that imposing a remedy
affecting the U.S. baseband processor market would adversely affect the
public interest, specifically “competitive conditions in the U.S. economy.”
If the adverse effects of an exclusion order fell only on Intel without
harming the U.S. economy more broadly, then the Staff would conclude that
an exclusion order would not harm the public interest. However, an
examination of the statutory public interest factors as applied to the
premium baseband processor market indicates that an untailored exclusion
order in this investigation likely would produce-ripple effects causing long
tenn harm to competitive conditions. In particular, there is a risk that an
untailored remedy would damage innovation and the ability of the United
States to maintain its position as a leader in the development of 5G
technology.
SIB at 55 The Staff argues, that in the balance, the strong interest in protecting intellectual
property rights indicates that the Commission should issue a limited (tailored) exclusion order
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and a cease-and-desist order _toApple if a violation of section 337 is found.” Id. However, the
Staff states that such a limited order should be tailored to limit its effects on third parties,
including Intel. 1a’. *
i. Public Health and Welfare
The Staff asserts “Apple has not alleged, and the evidence does not show, that a remedy
in this investigation would affect the baseband processor market in any way damaging to public
health and welfare.” SIB at 55.
ii. Competitive Conditions
The Staff admits the first effect of an exclusion order would be to reduce the market share
of Intel in the U.S. market for premium LTE chipsets, effectively reducing Intel’s share of the
market for premium LTE thin modems for use in Apple smartphones sold in the United States
from [ ‘ ] to zero. SIB at 55. The Staff notes Intel witnesses testified that the actual effect
on Intel would be even greater, in that Intel is “nearly certain” to exit the global premium-tier
baseband processor chipset business if it cannot sell to Apple, and that this would leave
Qualcomm as the only supplier in the entire world of premium-tier baseband processor chipsets
for mobile electronic devices. Id. at 56. The Staff seemingly agrees that the exclusion order
would have the effect of impairing Intel’s ability to continue research and development of 5G
technology for mobile electronic devices and hindering its ability to research other uses of 5G
technology. Id.
The Staff also admits the possibility that the exclusion order, by reducing the number of
U.S. sources of innovation, could threaten the ability of the United States to maintain its slim
42The Staff seemingly ignores the certainty that Qualcomm will seek and obtain monetary
damages if infringement is found.
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edge in 5G technology, which could effectively cede the race to set the direction of 5G standards
to China. SIB at 56. Most importantly, the Staff concedes ceding the race to China would
constitute an adverse effect on “competitive conditions in the U.S. economy.” Id. (citing
l9 U.S.C. § l337(d)(l)). Basedupon the possibility of an adverse effect on competitive \
conditions in the U.S. economy, the Staff recommends any issuance of an exclusionary order be
tailored to reduce the effects on 5G technology development. Id. 	.
0 It is more likely than not that Intel would exit
significant segments of the premium LTE baseband
processor market in the event of an exclusion order.
The Staff concedes the evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that Intel will exit
the premium LTE baseband processor chipset market entirely in response to the significant loss
in market share that an exclusion order would cause.“ SIB at 56. The Staff asserts Ms. Evans
also testified that [ 	'
' 	] Id. at 57. The Staff points out that
Apple’s expert, Jeffrey Eisenach, corroborated Ms. Evans’ testimony, to wit:
[
_ 	l
Id. (citing RX-10C (Eisenach WS) at Q17).
43I disagree emphatically with this characterization of the evidence cited. What I heard in the
hearing room and What is reflected in the Record is that Ms. Evans said Intel will exit the
baseband chip market [
] Ms. Evans then
explained in detail why this was so.
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The Staff admits Ms. Evans’ statement that Intel is [ 	] to exit the premium
baseband processor chipset market in the event of an exclusion order that would [
] is plausible. SIB at 57. The Staff acknowledges that the Intel
division responsible for the baseband processor chipsets sold to Apple (“IMC”) [
] Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Evans) at l074:4-11). Moreover,
Intel has [
] Id; The Staff acknowledges Intel has [
. 	] Id. at 57-58. The Staff
admits that it is reasonable to “assume” that Intel will [ 	_
] and it is reasonable to “assume” an exclusion order could tip the
balance in favor of shutting down the business.“ Id. at 58.
The Staff then describes Qualcomm’s arguments that Intel would stay in the business
because it would supply chipsets to iPhones sold in the global market. SIB at 58. The Staff points
out the evidence at the hearing established that relying exclusively on sales to Apple for use in
iPhones sold overseas would not be feasible because Apple would be prohibited from importing
Intel-equipped phones into the United States for necessary development and testing at its U.S.
research facilities. Id. The Staff maintains therefore, that Apple would be unable able to develop
44The Staff s use of the word “assume” is unhelpful and not meaningful in terms of any
evidentiary standard. I disagree and would say that I find, based upon the strong evidence
presented by Apple, that Intel will take these steps.
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any iPhones with Intel chips, including phones intended for sale in the global market, unless an
exclusion order allowed imports of infringing products for internal testing at Apple. Id.
The Staff next discusses the possibility that Apple could redesign its products to remove
any features found to infringe the Asserted Patents, which would allow Apple to continue to sell
iPhones containing Intel chips, meaning Intel would thus not need to exit the baseband processor
market unless Apple decided to replace Intel as a supplier [
] or with Qualcomm. SIB at 59. According to the Staff, a redesign could be especially
likely if the only violation found is infringement of a single claim of a single patent, as the Staff
has argued should be the case. Id. However, the Staff concedes there is evidence that [
. 	V ] Id. The .
Staff further concedes the evidence shows [
es] Id.
Given these facts the Staff admits: “The evidence suggests that a sufficiently lengthy hiatus
would cause Intel to exit the premium baseband processor market even if Apple redesigned its
products.”45 Id.
45This in an optimistic statement. The Record demonstrates Intel will exit.
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0 While it is likely that Intel would continue to
research 5G technology in the event of an exclusion
order, that research would be significantly hindered
by Intel’s exit from the mobile wireless market.
. The Staff alleges the evidence shows it is more likely than not that Intel would not exit ,
every aspect ofthe burgeoning market for 5G technology, even if it exited the market for
premium baseband processor chipsets for mobile wireless devices. SIB at 60 (emphasis added).
According to the Staff, neither Intel nor Apple claimed Intel would cease all research in 5G in
the event of an exclusion order. Id.
The Staff next argues the evidence indicates that “SG services are broadly considered as
being of three main types: Very high speed mobile and wireless broad band services, ultra
reliable, low latency communications and massive IOT or machine-type connections.” SIB at 60.
Continuing, the Staff notes that Apple’s expert testified that the market Intel would likely exit (if
there is an exclusion order) is the market for the first type of 5G, “very high speed mobile and
wireless broad band services.” Id. The Staff alleges Intel would not exit the market for “ultra
reliable, low latency communications” or the market for “massive IOT or machine-type
connections.” Id. at 61. The Staff notes that Ms. Evans agreed that over the next 30 years, 5G
will be implemented in [
]46 Id.
Hence, the Staff agrees with Qualcomm that it is not plausible that Intel would walk away from
potential gains, but, given the alternative paths for pursuing 5G, it is likely that Intel would walk
46I have problems with the interpretation the Staff seemingly places on Ms. Evans’s statement.
Her statement contains no context and uses the word “could” which is plainly speculative.
Hence, I have no understanding how the Staff could reasonably have taken the inference it
claims it did.
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away from the [ 	] smartphone segment, ceding a monopoly in that area to
Qualcomm and focusing its 5G efforts elsewhere. Id.
Further qualifying its argument, the Staff notes the evidence indicates, despite the
promise of future revenues from 5G products, that if Intel abandons the premium LTE baseband
processor market, it would be a significant burden to Intel and it would hinder the development
of future products. SIB at 61. While the Staff is not persuaded Intel would halt its 5G efforts
completely in response to even a short interruption in sales, which is what Intel’s witnesses
claimed they would, the Staff does agree the 4G business at Intel and the prospects of 5G
business are inextricably linked from a business perspective and from a technology perspective.”
Id. Continuing, the Staff agrees with Intel that the 5G standard is “an evolution, a refinement,
improvement of the standards that were drafted in 4G. So you have to bear in mind what you do
in 4G in many respects will be replicated and refined and reused, if you Will,in 5G.” Id. (citing
Hearing Tr. (Bowers) at 1153221-1154:1). The Staff then outlined why, from a business
perspective, Intel’s commercial viability in 4G is “essential” to its ability to innovate in 5G, to
wit: 	'
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[ 	.
' 	]
Id. at 62. While theorizing that Intel might beable to overcome the barriers testified to by
Mr. Bowers and while having an incentive to do so,
[T]he Staff submits that the pace of 5G innovation at Intel would inevitably
be slowed down following an exit from the premium LTE baseband wireless
chipset market. Without a solid foundation of 4G wireless baseband sales
to build on, it would be very difficult for Intel to continue to make progress
in its 5G efforts. Id. at l 157:4-10 (Bowers) [
l
Id.
¢ The ripple effect of an Intel exit from the LTE
baseband market could harm the development of 5G
technology in the United States.
The Staff concludes that were Intel to exit the global market for premium LTE baseband
processors caused by an exclusion order, Qualcomm will have a global monopoly in premium
baseband processors in the merchant market. SIB at 62 (citing RX-8C (Evans WS) at Q8410,
Q76). The Staff acknowledges that Apple says this would be “likely to harm competition in
filture markcts for 5G baseband chipsets and to reduce innovation and competition in 5G
technologies.” Id. Moreover, the Staff points out that Aicha Evans testified that were Intel to exit
the market, that would cause [
" ] Id. at 62-63. The Staff agrees each of these potential
effects is a matter of concern. Id. at 63.
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The Staff argues ‘-‘itis a staple doctrine of economic theory that monopolies reduce '
innovation and result in higher prices.”47SIB at'63. The Staff quotes credible and logical
testimony from Ms. Evans and Dr. Morton that is specifically on point and that supports the
Staffs argument. Id. Interestingly, the Staff offers “that the contradictory testimony by
Qualc0mm’s expert, Dr. Sidak, that monopolies can actually increase innovation, should not be
considered credible.”48 Id. (citing Hearing Tr. (Sidak) at 492:25—493:7).
The Staff agrees there is evidence Intel’s 5G innovation relies on its success in 4G. SIB at
63. The Staff agrees that without a presence in 4G, Intel would be unlikely to afford continued
investments of billions of dollars in 5G research and development. Id. Tellingly, the Staff
seemingly agrees (by the citation of evidence so saying) that the exit of Intel will: (1) reduce 5G
innovation; (2) reduce investment by companies associated with Intel (in its ecosystem), to
include network operators like AT&T and the vendors of equipment for cellular networks like
Nokia and Ericsson; and (3) also likely slow down innovation at Apple. Ia‘.at 63-64.
The Staff also claims that even if non-Intel entities continue to invest heavily in 5G
technology, the fundamental nature of that investment would change as the result of a Qualcomm
monopoly in premium 4G technology because Qualcomm would be able to steer 5G standards
toward more proprietary Qualcomm-inspired solutions and be able to license things at a cost
above a competitive level. SIB at 64. The Staff notes that Dr. Scott Morton testified Qualcomm
will try to “perpetuate its exclusionary patent licensing model in 5G. Qualcomm’s strategy in this
47Even though this conclusion is supported by significant and credible testimony of record, it is
such an accepted truism that it would not be error to take notice of the validity of this theory.
48This observation is another illustration of why I give no credibility to Dr. Sidak, which is
discussed below. The problem for the Staff with Dr. Sidak is, if they give him no credibility on a
major statement like this, why should the Staff give him any credibility on anything else?
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regard is more likely to be successful if Intel exits or is substantially diminished following an
exclusion order.” Id. at 64 (citing RX-l lC (Scott Morton WS) at Ql70). The Staff, again,
disparaged Dr. Sidak’s testimony to the contrary.” Id.
Third, the Staff states the evidence indicates Intel’s decision to exit the market for
premium LTE baseband modems for smanphones would [
- ] SIB at 64. The Staff noted that Ms. Evans testified [
] Id. The Staff then cites other evidence that indicates Intel’s exit from the
baseband chipset business would have an [
] Id. at 64-65. 	.
The Staff states it is concerned with the potential loss of leadership to U.S. industry as a
whole. SIB at 65. Discussing evidence provided by Ms. Evans, the Staff concedes that if an
exclusion order causes Intel to halt or significantly reduce its investment in 5G technology, the
United States could lose its competitive edge in 5G. Id. at 65. The possibility of losing its
competitive edge in 5G raises national security concerns that affect the public interest. Id. (citing
CX-1929 (Ltr. from CFIUS to Broadcom and Qualcomm, at 2-3 (Mar. 5, 2018) (U.S.
government has a strong interest in remaining “dominant in the standards setting space” for 5G,
as “a shift to Chinese dominance in 5G would have substantial negative national security
consequences for the United Statcs”))). Thus, the Staff concedes “that if an exclusion order
causes Intel to exit the market for premium LTE baseband processors and diminish its ‘
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investment in 5G technology, then in the Staff’s view there will be an adverse effect on
competitive conditions in the U.S. economy.” Id.
iii. Production of Like or Directly Competitive Articles
The Staff next points out that unlike smartphones, 13 percent of the “wafers” used to
manufacture baseband processor chipsets are produced in the United States. SIB at 65. The Staff
explains that chipset fabrication happens in three general stages: (1) design (including R&D); (2)
front-end fabrication, in which “fabs” create electronic circuits on silicon wafers; and (3) back
end testing/assembly/packaging, in which wafers are sliced into individual semiconductors,
encased in plastic, and put through a quality-control process. Id. at 65-66. The Staff points out
that Intel and Samsung are vertically integrated and perform all three steps in-house, and that
Intel conducts 70 percent of its wafer fabrication in the United States in Arizona, New Mexico,
and Oregon. Id. at 66. However, the Staff explains that_Qualcomm [
] Id.
The Staff notes that most of Intel’s wafer production has been conducted in the United
States and that [
] SIB at 66. The Staff asserts [
]
Id.
The Staff notes that Apple’s expert, Jeffrey Eisenach, testified that an exclusion order
would [ 	] but the Staff believes
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this is not necessarily so. SIB at 66. The Staff states that one factor limiting significant adverse
effects on Intel employment in the United States is that Apple sells many iPhones outside the
U.S., and thus if an exclusion order were tailored to allow Apple to continue to import infringing
iPhones for internal prototype development and testing, then Apple could continue to use Intel
chips in iPhones sold overseas. Id. at 67. The Staff therefore says [
] and thus the Staff submits that an
exclusion order would not have a significant adverse impact on the production on baseband
chipsets if the exclusion order was tailored.5°Id.
iv. U.S. Consumers
The Staff continues with the final statutory public interest factor, which is the effect of a
remedy on U.S. consumers. SIB at 67. The Staff correctly observes there are no retail consumers
of LTE baseband processors because processors are purchased by OEMs such as Apple for use
in consumer devices such as smartphones, and this means the only effect that an exclusion order
would have on U.S. consumers would be the effect that it might have on the prices of
downstream products such as iPhones. Id. The Staff reiterates that has Apple asserted an Intel
exit from the LTE market would allow Qualcomm to return to allegedly anticompetitive conduct
in this market, which could cause higher prices and reduced quality and innovation for U.S.
consumers. Id.
5°My problem with this statement is that to accept it requires I ignore Ms. Evan’s testimony. She
said [ 	] Intel will exit the
baseband chipset business. See also supra pp. 157-58. Hence I reject the Staff‘s conclusion.
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The Staff disagrees with Apple. The Staff states the impact of an exclusion order on
prices for LTE chipsets within the United States is unlikely to be significant for two key reasons,
to wit:
SIB at 67-68.
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First, Qualcomm already has considerable power in this market, which has
[ 	] See SX-2C
(Strategy Analytics Baseband Market Share Tracker Q1 2017). In general,
I
] Id.
Moreover, like the rest of the industry, [
' 	] Id.; CX-21C
(Mulhern reb.) Q.l2.
Second, the Staff submits that a bilateral monopoly situation exists in this
market, with Apple having power on the buying side, both in the
conventional sense of a large share of the market for premium LTE chipsets
and in terms of overall financial resources. SX-22C (Qualcomm’s ls‘ Supp.
Resps. to Staffs 1“ Set of Interrogs. (corrected) (Oct. 20, 2017)) at 38
(“Apple is a dominant participant in the mobile communications ecosystem,
with extraordinary buyer power and the ability to extract disproportionately
favorable commercial terms”). There is evidence that [
' - 	] RX-10C (Eisenach)
Qs.99-l0l. It is reasonable to conclude that Apple’s buying power has the
same limiting effect on Qualcomm. Thus, in the Staffs view, Apple’s
significant market power as a major buyer in the premium LTE market will
likely mitigate any potential increase in Qualcomm chipset prices as a result
of an exclusion order.
The Staff also argues there is evidence that any increase in chipset prices [
unlikely to affect consmner behavior given the prices for Apple’s smartphones. SIB at 68. Thus,
the Staff concludes an exclusion order would not have a significant adverse impact on either U S
_ ] would be
consumers of baseband processors like Apple or on U.S. retail consumers of downstream
products using those processors. Id.
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d. Any Adverse Effect on the Public Interest Can Be Mitigated by
Tailoring the Remedy Imposed to Exclude Products
Incorporating SG Technology
The Staff reiterates that the evidence shows competitive conditions in the U.S. economy,
particularly in the area of baseband processor research and development, would be adversely
affected by a remedy that excluded all accused iPhones with non-Qualcomm baseband
processors from the United States. SIB at 69. However, there is a strong public interest in,
protecting intellectual property rights by excluding infringing imports. Id (citing Certain Two
Handle Centerset Faucets and Escutcheons, and Components Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-422,
USITC Pub. No. 3332, Comm’n Op. at 9 (Jul. 2000)). The Staff states it is not suggesting there
should be no remedy at all if the accused iPhones are found to infringe one or more claims of the
asserted patents and reiterates that violations of section 337 “are unlawful, and when found by
the Commission to exist shall be dealt with, in addition to any other provision of law[.]” Id.
(citing 19 U.S.C. § l337(a)(l )). Hence, in the Staffs view, if a violation of section 337 is found
in this investigation, a limited exclusion order and a cease-and-desist order should issue. Id.
Nevertheless, the Staff asserts the Commission has the authority to do more than either
issue a complete exclusionary order or no order at all. SIB at 69. The Staff correctly observes the
Commission need not choose between a remedy harming the public interest or no remedy at all.
Ia’.Instead, the Staff contends the Commission has the authority to create a remedy that would
mitigate its effects on the public interest and has done so previously. Id. The Staff observes that
in Certain Personal Data and Mobile Communications Devices, the Commission delayed the
effective date of an exclusion order by four months to minimize the impact of that order on third
parties. Id. (citing Certain Personal Data and Mobile Communications Devices and Related
Software, Inv. No. 337-TA-710, USITC Pub. No. 433l, Comm’n Op. at 83 (June 2012)). In
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Certain Baseband Processor Chips, the Commission creatively applied a grandfathering
exception that allowed imports of infringing products that were already being imported as of
June 7, 2007. Id. at 69-70 (citing Certain Baseband Processor Chips and Chipsets, Transmitter
and Receiver (Radio) Chips, Power Control Chips, and Products Containing Same, Including
Cellular Telephone -Handsets, Inv. No. 337-TA-543, USITC Pub. No. 4258, Comm’n Op.
at 151-53 (Oct. 2011), rev ’don other grounds, Kyocera Wireless Corp. v. International Trade
Comm ’n, 545 F.3d 1340 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (holding that a limited exclusion order may not apply
to nonrespondents)).
The Staff notes there are also numerous examples of exclusion orders containing a carve
out for warranty repairs and replacements. SIB at 70 (citing Certain Magnetic Data Storage
Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-1012, Comm’n Op. at 127 (Apr. 2,
2018); Certain Mobile Devices, Associated Software, and Components Thereo)’,Inv. No. 337
TA-744,'USlTC Pub. No. 4384, Comm’n Op. at 21-22 (Mar. 2013) (granting exemption for
components used in the service, repair, or replacement of damaged smartphone devices); Certain
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Treatment Systems and Components Thereofl Inv. No. 337-TA-890,
C0mm’n Op. at 47 (Dec. 23, 2014) (exclusion order exempting infringing parts imported for
service and repair); Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices, Inv. No. 337-TA-631, USITC Pub.
No. 4186, Co1nm’nOp. at 27 (Dec. 2010)). The Staff explains that in Certain Air Mattress
Systems, for example, the Commission issued a limited exclusion order but declined to issue a
cease-and-desist order, even after finding a violation, so that the respondenfs products in
inventory in the United States could continue to be used as replacements in the health care
industry. Id. In Certain Air Mattress Systems, the Staff explained the Commission held, due to
the existence of significant certification requirements for therapeutic air mattresses, a lack of
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available alternatives to the respondent’s products “could harm the health and welfare of the U.S.
public if a CDO directed against Sizewise is issued because replacement products are unlikely to
become available within the remaining life of the patent[.]” Id. at 70-71 (citing Certain Air
Mattress Systems, Components Thereof and Methods of Using the Same, Inv. N0. 337-TA-971,
Comm’n Op. at 60 (June 20, 2017)).
The Staff contends “there are also many examples of exclusion orders with certification
provisions allowing irnports of products certified to be noninfringing.” SIB at 71 (referencing,
e.g., Certain Dental Implants, Inv. No. 337-TA-934, Comm’n Op. at 49 (May ll, 2016); Certain
Marine Sonar Imaging Devices, Including Downscan and Sidescan Devices, Products
Containing the Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-921, Comm’n Op. at 80 (Jan. 6, 2016); Certain
Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same, Inv.
No. 337-TA-605, USITC Pub. No. 4282, Comm"n Op. at 72 (Nov. 2011); Certain Curable
Fluoroelastomer Compositions and Precursors Thereof, Inv. No. 337-TA-364, USITC Pub.
No. 2890, Comm’n Op. at 4 (May 1995)).
The Staff recommends the remedy in this investigation should follow the line of flexible
exclusion orders issued by the Commission. SIB at 71. Thus, the Staff recommends if an adverse
effect on the public interest is found, any imposed remedy be tailored to minimize its impact on
third parties, particularly the U.S. baseband processor industry. Id. Accordingly, the Staff
recommends three possible options, to wit:
[A]n exception allowing imports of mobile electronic devices containing
both 4G and 5G technology; a carve-out for imports of infringing products
for internal development and testing of products intended for overseas
markets; and a certification provision allowing imports of iPhones
containing Qualcomm baseband" processor chipsets and any iPhones
redesigned to avoid infringement of the asserted patents.
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Id. 	V
i. ' Carve-Out for SG Technology
The Staff‘s first recommendation is that any exclusion order could be tailored to preserve
Intel’s ongoing role in 5G development and not applied to any future versions of the iPhone
incorporating 5G technologies. SIB at 71-72. The Staff believes its recommendation would
preserve current incentives for Intel and others to continue to invest in fundamental research in
5G technology, while still giving a remedy to Qualcomm excluding current and future 4G
iPhones. Id. at 72. The Staff explains that such an exclusion order would exclude Apple’s
Intel-based 2018 iPhones, [ 	] Id. Such an order would mean
[ 	. ] and the Staff contends the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection could easily enforce such a remedy, particularly if a certification provision
were included. Id.
i The Staff acknowledges Intel claims even with this broad exception would force it to exit
the market for premium LTE baseband processor chips in the event of an exclusion order.
However, the Staff (without saying what it would be) “submits that there must be some length of
business interruption shoit enough that Intel would bear with the revenue loss for a while longer
rather than exiting the market altogether.”5‘ SIB at 72. Even though Intel’s witnesses did not
identify the minimum interruption that would trigger an exit, there are only approximately [
] between the January 2019 target date for this investigation and [
] and thus the Staff suggests it is reasonable to conclude that
51 I interpret this to mean the Staff asks the Commission to risk admitted harms on a guess.
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[ 	_
] in light of the anticipated.future profits from 5G products.” Id. at 72-73.
The Staff concedes [
] SIB at 73. The Staff discusses
how a 5G carve-out remedy would [
. 	] Id. The Staff predicts, that
after the Staff‘s estimated [ 	] Apple could resume sales of iPhones with Intel 5G
chips in the United States. Id. The Staff admits its suggested carve-out remedy would not
guarantee Intel a revenue stream during the estimated [ 	] this is not be the goal,
however it would permit 5G research and commercialization to continue if Intel chooses to make
the investment and thus preserve incentives to continue R&D, not to guarantee results.” Id.
ii. Exception for"Research, Development, and Testing of
Prototypes I _ _
; The Staff concedes an exclusionary order would prohibit Apple from importing prototype
iPhones containing Intel chips into the United States. SIB at 73. The Staff notes that Apple’s
research efforts are based in Califomia and that [ 	]
52I disagree. There is not a scintilla of evidence in the Record to suggest what a reasonable
interruption that Intel would orwould not be able to bear. -Thisis guessing, pure and simple. The
Staff exacerbates its argument with the paragraph of its brief that follows, wherein it admits the
[ 	] and says this would be true in any event. However, the Staff fails
to consider that Intel will [
] The bottom line is the interruption would be at least [ 	] with
less sales to follow, for an unspecified period with a great deal less revenue coming in. I consider
it very likely Intel will exit [ 	]
53Consistent with the previous paragraph and the proceeding note, I do not find the Staff’s
position to be supported by any evidence or sound logic. Rather, this paragraph is a product of
wishful thinking.
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[ _ 	_ 	_ 	]Id.
(citing Hearing Tr. (Blevins) at 592:2-l 1). The Staff admits Apple would thus not be able to
continue developing iPhones WithIntel chips, even for sale outside the United States, thus
effectively expanding the reach of any remedy to prevent product sales beyond the U.S. borders,
which the Staff admits is not the intent of the statute. (Id.
According to the Staff, the extraterritorial effect of an exclusion order can be easily
avoided by permitting a carve-out that allows the continued importation of mobile electronic 7
devices (iPhones, etc.) with non-Qualcomm baseband processor chips for the purpose of testing
and development at Apple. SIB at 74. The Staff explains that these imported devices could not be
sold in the United States, only imported for internal use (by Apple). la’. This means any cease
and-desist order would specify that Apple was permitted to collaborate with baseband processor
chip suppliers such as Intel in testing and developing such prototypes. la’.(citing Cf Magnetic
Data Storage Tapes, Comm’n Op. at 132 (proposal to include restriction against compliance
verification testing in cease-and-desist order rejected because it would “amount to a ‘world
wide’ prohibition” against respondents’ products, as even foreign sales required testing in_the
United States before sale). According to the Staff, this would allow Apple and Intel to continue
working together on baseband processor technology and permit Apple to import and test
prototypes containing baseband processor chips by any future entrants in the premium baseband
processor chipset market, [ 	] thereby promoting increased
competition in that market. Id. (referencing Hearing Tr. (Blevins) at 625:20e626:l9 (describing
discussions with Samsung)). The Staff, accordingly, recommends the carve-out it describes
should be “included in any remedy, whether or not there is also a carve-out for 5G products.” Id.
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_ _- iii. Certification Provision
_ The Staffs final exclusion order remedy recommendation is that the order should include
a certification provision pennitting Apple to certify particular imports are not subject to an
exclusion order and should be permitted entry. SIB at 74. The Staff contends the Commission
has commonly included such certification provisions in limited exclusion orders where a
respondent imports both infringing and noninfiinging products. Id (referencing, e.g., Certain
Dental Implants, Con1m’nOp. at 49; Certain Marine Sonar Imaging Devices, Comm’n Op.
at 80; Certain Curable Fluoroelastomer Compositions, USITC Pub. No. 2890, Comm’n Op.
at 4). Going further, the Staff states that including certification provisions work where U.S.
Customs and Border Protection may not be able to easily determine by inspection whether an
imported product violates a particular exclusion order. Id. at 74-75 (citing Certain
Semiconductor Chips, Inv. No. 337-TA-605, USITC Pub. No. 4282, Comm’n Op. at 72). The
Staff avers that the products to be certified in this investigation would include Apple iPhones
containing Qualcomm baseband processor chips and products redesigned to avoid infringement.
Id. at 75. Further, the Staff states that if the above suggested carve-outs suggested are included in
the remedy, the products to be certified would also include prototypes being imported for
intemal testing and/or products containing 5G technology. Id. The Staff notes that baseband
processor chips are not easily amenable to visual inspection and also-notes that because iPhones
are specifically designed to ensure that users perceive no difference between a Qualcomm‘-based
iPhone and an Intel=based iPhone, a certification provision would assist U.S. Customs and
Border Protection. Id. _
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The Staff closes as follows:
[A] remedy tailored to not cover 5G products, prototypes imported for
intemal testing, or products subject to a certification provision would
balance the competing interests in enforcing Qualcomm’s intellectual
property rights and protecting third parties from harm. Accordingly, if a
violation of Section 337 is found the Staff submits that a remedy should
issue, but that the remedy should be tailored in the manner discussed above.
SIB at 75.
C. Findings
As detailed above, Apple argues the present investigation is unusual enough that even if a
violation of §337 is found, the public interest would not be served if the Commission issues an
exclusion order. RIB at 54. Apple maintains an exclusion order would leave Qualcomm as the
only supplier of premium baseband chip sets for premium phones in the United States and also
harm the role and ability of the United States in developing emerging 5G teclmology to the likely
detriment of U.S. national security and competitiveness. RIB at 54-55.
Apple’s argument stems from the following facts, which I find have been clearly
established by the Record:
1. There are only two suppliers of premium baseband chip sets in the
l ‘ merchant market for premium smart phones (Qualcomm and Intel) and the
premium baseband chipset market is the appropriate market;
2. Intel has [
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3. It is much more likely than not (nearly certain) that Intel will exit the
premium base band chip market if it cannot sell its chips for use for Apple
smart phones to be sold in the United States;
4. Since the premium base band chip is a “gateway” product, Intel will
disengage from 5G development and supply efforts related to this kind of
product. .
Apple established No. 1 above through credible testimony, including the testimony of
Dr. James Thompson, Qualcomm’s Chief Technology Officer. Apple established Nos. 2-4 above
through the unrebutted, unequivocal, uniquely credible, and highly logical testimony of Aicha
Evans, Chief of Strategic Planning for Intel and the former General Manager of the Intel
Segment responsible for the baseband chipsets. I find Ms. Evans’ testimony to be decisive on all
matters upon which she offered her testimony concerning Intel’s intentions and plans. In
addition, Apple also offered the highly credible and specific testimony of Dr. Scott Morton,
Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach, and Mr. Steven Bowers on many relevant points conceming the Public
Interest or premium baseband chipsets generally. All three of these Witnesses offered testimony
(as often quoted by Apple or the Staff) consistent with that of Ms. Evans and that confirmed the
likely harm to the U.S. economy and competitive conditions within the U.S. economy if an
exclusion order were issued. On the other hand, I found Qualcomm’s non-fact witnesses,“
especially its economic witnesses, to be far less credible, for a myriad of reasons, including the
likelihood of bias, the speculative and conclusory nature of their testimony, and the number of
unsupported assumptions I found to be inherent with the testimony they offered.
54I am not addressing Qualcomm’s witnesses on infringement, invalidity, or domestic industry
in this paragraph.
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For example and more specifically, the Record will show the amount of money paid to
Mr. Sidak, before the current investigation, was approximately $1 million over several years and
that the company he owns has invoiced between $3 million and $4 million for just this
investigation alone. Hearing Tr. 470-472. In my almost 39 years of practicing law, I have never
seen or heard of anything even approaching this level of financial commitment by a Witnessto a
party. Moreover, even absent this financial commitment, I was troubled by his testimony, for
example his testimony about there being enough iPhones without the introduction of any new
models in 2018 (CX-16C at Q36) ignored reality. From his financial relationship with
Qualcomm bias may be presumed, and I find it would be an abuse of my discretion to give any
material credibility to this witness or his findings. I also note the Staff questioned his credibility
twice during their discussion of the Public Interest, and that I noted it above.
With regard to Ms. Mulhenfs testimony on behalf of Qualcomm, I found her testimony
to be of questionable value because it seemed to me she was offering conclusions (conclusory
testimony) based on assumption. I recall this because I personally asked questions of her in
reaction thereto. 	I _
Apple emphatically contends the strongest public interest factor under section 337 for not
granting an exclusion order involves the issue of competitive conditions in the US economy. RIB
at 55. Specifically, I find that Apple established:
1. Two suppliers is better than one monopolist where quality, innovation,
supply, and prices are considered;
2. Intel will almost certainly exit the baseband chip market because none of
Qualcomm’s proposed solutions for Intel to mitigate the impact of the
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proposed exclusion order would enable Intel to stay in the premium base
band chip market;
Intel would also not be a player in the coming critical 5G baseband chip
market since it would not be able to remain in the 4G market if it had to
get out of it [ 	] and thus there would
only be one 5G chipmaker in the United States; V 	:
5G is crucial to U.S. national security and competitiveness in the national
economy and thus Intel’s exit would harm the national interests of the
United States. 	I
Apple also offered credible argument and clear evidence that a monopoly created by any
exclusion order would also affect other public interest factors, to wit:
1 Deprive U.S. smartphone consumers of quality improvements because of a
lack of competition; 	_ ~
Cause the public health and welfare to beiadversely impacted because
Intel will no longer put competitive pressure on Qualcomm for 5G
baseband chipsets and innovation, matters that have a very large potential
or even a certainty to improve or harm the public health and welfare
(national security) of the United States; 	‘
Production of like products in the United States will decline because [
]
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In general, I found Apple’s argument and recitation of the facts to be nearly-compelling
and certainly persuasive. Although certainly partisan, Apple’s arguments were the more rational
and realistic and did not depend on unrealistic expectations.
Despite the foregoing, before I continue, it is important to me for anyone reading this
Initial Determination to understand that the issue of a complainant’s right to an exclusionary
order is something that is important to me. To my own mind, it takes exceptional circumstances
to justify not granting an exclusionary order once a violation has been found. That being said, I
think the circumstances here are unique and the risk of harm to the public interest is tangible.
Hence, I think issuing any kind of exclusionary order would be against the statutory public
interest factors mentioned above.
Another relevant matter that I note is that Qualcomm is an established and profitable
concern that has an adequate remedy at law for any patent infringement by Apple. It also matters
to me that Qualcomm introduced no credible evidence that an exclusionary order against the
accused products is necessary to protect its domestic industry, its incentive to imrovate, or
profitability.“
It matters less to me that Qualcomm refuses to license its products and that it is hard to do
business with. It seems to me that is its choice and that it is not alone in acting in this way.
I must say, with some regret, that I found Qualcomm’s argument and recitation of the
facts, both as presented in its original and responsive brief (CRSB at 48-74) as being particularly
unhelpful and largely irrelevant to the Statutory Public Interest factors. While it is unavoidable
that Qualcomm would depend upon witnesses I found to have offered speculative and unreliable
55See supra p. 159 (regarding testimony from Dr. Scott Morton).
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testimony, it is less encouraging that Qualcomm would “double down” on weak or irrelevant
arguments. One that comes to immediate mind is one the Staff addressed“ and that-was also
contradicted by various witnesses, which is Qualcomm’s strange argument that the merchant
market for the premium baseband chips is a “made up market” and hence premium baseband
chipsets are not properly part of the investigation. See CIB at 71, 78-79. This episode was
unhelpful and wasteful. 	_
However, it matters greatly to me that I find the Record establishes that an exclusionaiy
order will leave only one premium baseband chip maker in the merchant market. Thereis
credible and significant testimony in the Record verifying monopolies are bad and that
competition is necessary for quality, innovation, competitive pricing, and, in this case, the
preservation of a strong U.S. presence in the development of 5G and thus the national security of
the United States. Moreover, it is obvious that the issue of national security should be a matter of
pre-eminent importance in this investigation, especially when 5G development, innovation,
control, and dominance will so dramatically affect competitive conditions in the U.S. economy in
the long run. Hence, if the Commission does issue an exclusion order as Qualcomrn requests, it
will do so with the near certainty there will be real harm to the United States on a potentially
very broad basis.
“TheNational Security issues inherent with 5G are too serious to risk. As CFIUS realized,
it is important to have U.S. leadership in 5G. RIB at 89. I believe if there is any realistic risk
these interests would be harmed by the issuance of an exclusion order against the accused
products that we have a duty to err on the side of caution and not issue that exclusion order.
56The Staff addressed the issue of whether the investigation should focus on premium baseband
chipsets. SIB at 38.
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Here, I find a real and palpable likelihood the National Security interests will be jeopardized, as
logically and compellingly argued by Apple and supported by the evidence in the Record.
Moreover, it seems plain the Staff recognized this potential and that is why it argued for a
tailored order.
I find the Staffs proposed “exclusionary order light” recommendation to be based upon
unrealistic and inaccurate analysis, application, and understanding of the facts, and thus their
recommendation is inherently risky.” I find no science behind the Staffs recommendation, just
Wishfulthinking. Hence, there is nothing in the Record supporting the “assumption” that the
Staffs recommended exclusion order can do anything to prevent certain harm arising out of
reinstating Qualcomm’s baseband chipset monopoly and Intel’s subsequent exit from that
market. Moreover, I find the compromise suggested by the Staff as not being supported by the
witnesses I listened to. 	'
One thing that especially troubled me is that Whilethe Staff should have understood Intel
would exit the baseband chip market if the Commission issued an exclusion order involving its
chipsets sold in the United States, the Staff did not appreciate the importance of the U.S. sales as
explained by Ms. Evans and what it was actually asking Intel to endure with its “tailored”
exclusion order.” Specifically, the Staff admits Intel would certainly be without any 4G (LTE)
revenue for [ 	] (or much longer) from its lbasebandlchipsets after the issuance of its
tailored exclusion order (“exclusion order light”). Nevertheless, the Staff still speculates (or
“assun1es”)that Intel would forbear from exiting the market without a fixed reentry date before it
57See supra notes 50 and 52 on pages l8l and 187, respectively.
58See supra note 43 on page 172, wherein I noted a problem with the Staffs interpretation of
what Ms. Evans said in this regard.
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could sell chips in the United States through Apple again.” Moreover, the Staff s guess ignores
the likelihood that Intel’s Board of Directors, [
] would [
] The bottom line for me is that I see the
Staffs recommended tailored exclusion order as»being a guarantee: (1) of a Qualcomm
monopoly; (2) of harm to everyone (especially the economy of the United States) involved but
Qualcomm; and (3) of hann to the National Security of the United States.
VIII. Conclusions of Law "
1. The Commission has subject matter, personal, and in rem jurisdiction in this
investigation.
2. The accused products have been imported into the United States.
3. The accused products infringe claim 31 of U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490. The .
accused products do not infringe claim 7 of U.S. Patent No. 8,698,558, or claims 19, 25, or 27 of
U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936.
4. The technical prong of the domestic industry requirement is satisfied with respect
to U.S. Patent No. 9,535,490. The technical prong of the domestic industry requirement is not
satisfied with respect to U.S. Patent No. 8,698,558 or U.S. Patent No. 8,633,936.
5. The economic prong of the domestic industry requirement has been satisfied with
respect to the asserted patents. 	'
6. It has not been shown by clear and convincing evidence that any asserted claim is
invalid.
59See supra note 44 on page 173.
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IX. Initial Determination on Violation 	. _
Accordingly, it is my initial determination that that a violation of section 337 of the Tariff
Act, as amended, has occurred in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation,
or the sale within the United States after importation, of certain mobile electronic devices and
radio frequency and processing components thereof, with respect to asserted claim 31 of U.S.
Patent No. 9,535,490.
Further, this initial determination, together with the record of the hearing in this
investigation consisting of (1) the transcript of the hearing, with appropriate corrections as may
hereafter be ordered, and (2) the exhibits received into evidence in this investigation, is hereby
certified to the Commission.
In accordance with 19 C.F.R. § 210.93(c), all material found to be confidential by the
undersigned tmder 19 C.F.R. § 210.5 is to be given in camera treatment.
The Secretary shall serve a public version of this initial detennination upon all parties of
record and the confidential version upon counsel who are signatories to the Protective Order, as
amended, issued in this investigation.
Pursuant to 19 C.F.R. § 21O.42(h), this initial determination shall become the
determination of the Commission unless a party files a petition for review pursuant to
§ 210.43(a) or the Commission, pursuant to § 210.44, orders on its own motion a review of the
initial determination or certain issues herein.
X. Remedy and Bonding
This is the recommended determination (“RD”) of the administrative law judge on
remedy and bonding in Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing
Components Thereof United States International Trade Commission Investigation No.
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337-TA-1065. As indicated in the Final Initial Determination (“ID”) on violation set forth above,
I have found a violation of section'337 of the Tariff Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. § 1337) as to
Apple.
A. Limited Exclusion Order
The Commission has broad discretion in selecting the form, scope, and extent of the
remedy in a section 337 proceeding. Viscofan, S.A. v. U.S. Int ’l Trade Comm ’n, 787 F.2d 544,
548 (Fed. Cir. 1986). A limited exclusion order directed to a respondent’s infringing products is
among the remedies that the Commission may impose. See 19 U.S.C. § 1337(d).
Qualcomm and the Staff argue that a limited exclusion order should issue in the event the
Commission finds a violation of section 337. CIB at 70; SIB at 36. Apple does not deny that a
limited exclusion order would be an appropriate remedy in the event a violation of section 337 is
found, but argues that an exclusion order would be against the public interest. See RIB at 54-100.
' Having considered the arguments of the parties and the evidence of record, it is my
recommendation that in the event the Commission determines a violation of section 337 has
occurred, it should not issue a limited exclusion order covering mobile electronic devices and
radio frequency and processing components thereof found to infringe the Asserted Patents
because the Statutory Public Interest Factors weigh against such a remedy.
B. Cease and Desist Order
Section 337 provides that in addition to, or in lieu of, the issuance of an exclusion order,
the Commission may issue a cease and desist order as a remedy for a violation of section 337.
19 U.S.C. § 1337(i)(l). The Cormnission may issue a cease and desist order when it has personal
jurisdiction over the party against whom the order is directed. Gamul Trading C0. v. U.S. Int ’Z
Trade Comm ’n, 200 F.3d 775, 784 (Fed. Cir. 1999).
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The Commission “generally issues a cease and desist order only when a respondent
maintains a commercially significant inventory of infringing products in the United States.”
Certain Ground Fault Circuit lnterrupters and Products Containing Same, Inv. No.
337-TA-615, Comm’n Op. at 24 (Mar. 26, 2009). Indeed, cease and desist orders are usually
issued “when there is a commercially significant amount of infringing imported product in the
United States that could be sold so as to undercut the remedy provided by an exclusion order.”
Certain Protective Cases and Components Thereoj",Inv. No. 337-TA-780, Comm’n Op. at 28
(Nov. 19, 2012) (quoting Certain Laser Bar Code Scanners and Scan Engines, Components
Thereof and Products Containing Same, Inv. No. 337-TA-551, Comm’n Op. (Pub. Version) at
22 (June 14, 2007)).
Turning now to the record evidence, Apple has stipulated as to importation and inventory
of the Accused Products. JX-l3C. According to the stipulation, as of December 3l, 2017, [
] JX-l3C.2-3. Apple does not dispute that this inventory is commercially
significant. Id. 	_
Qualcomm argues that the Commission should issue a permanent cease and.desist order
should it find a violation of section 337. CIB at 70. The Staff agrees that a ceaseand desist order
would be appropriate if a violation of section 337 is found. SIB at 36.
Having considered the arguments of the parties and the evidence of record, it is my
recommendation that in the event the Commission determines a violation of section 337 has
occurred, it should not issue a cease and desist order as to Apple because the Statutory Public
Interest Factors Weigh against such a remedy. i "
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C. Bond
Qualcomrn does not seek a bond for the sixty-day Presidential review period in the event
a limited exclusion order is issued in this investigation. See CIB at 70. Apple and the Staff agree
that no bond should be required from Apple during the sixty-day Presidential review period.
RRSB at 69; SIB at 36.
Qualcomm has not adduced evidence showing that it sells products that directly compete
with Apple’s accused iPhone products, and there is no evidence in the record of what a
reasonable royalty rate would be for Qualc0mm’s patented technology. Therefore, I find that a
zero-percent bond for the sixty-day Presidential review period is appropriate in the event the
Cormnission issues a limited exclusion order in this investigation.
XI. Order
To expedite service of the public version, each party is hereby ordered to file with the
Commission Secretary no later than October 8, 2018, a copy of this initial determination with
brackets to show any portion considered by the party (or its suppliers of information) to be
confidential, accompanied by a list indicating each page on which such a bracket is to be found
and providing a written justification for any proposed redaction specifically explaining why the
piece of information sought to be redacted is confidential and why disclosure of the infonnation
would be likely to cause substantial harm or likely to have the effect of impairing the
Commission’s ability to obtain such information as is necessary to perform its statutory functions
pursuant to Commission Rules 210.5 and 201.6(a). At least one copy of such a filing shall be
served upon my office, and the brackets shall be marked in red. If a party (and its suppliers of
information) considers nothing in the initial determination to be confidential, and thus makes no
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be filed: ‘ '
Issued: September 28, 2018
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Thonias B. Pender
Administrative Law Judge
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been served by hand upon the Commission Investigative Attomey, Lisa Murray, Esq. and the
following parties as indicated, on 	2 9
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