Apple, Intel file antitrust case against SoftBank-backed firm over patent practices

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Intel Corp on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against SoftBank Group Corp-owned Fortress Investment Group, alleging the firm stockpiled patents to hold up technology companies with lawsuits demanding as much as $5.1 billion from Apple.The suit follows an earlier case filed by Intel against Fortress in October. Intel withdrew that suit and on Wednesday filed a new version in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California with Apple..