Qualcomm files complaint against Apple aiming to cease iPhone sales in the US
Qualcomm and Apple
are at it again. We’ve already heard about Apple suing Qualcomm for charging
too much for royalties, then Qualcomm suing Apple for “making Qualcomm chips
look inferior to Intel’s”, and today, Qualcomm has officially filed a complaint
with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and Federal Court.
Qualcomm claims that Apple is using six of
Qualcomm’s patents in various devices whose royalties have not been paid by
Apple. The chipmaker is seeking to stop Apple’s alleged infringement by
ordering a cease and desist order to block further selling, marketing,
advertising, importing, warehousing, and use of all products in the United
States. Don Rosenberg, executive vice president of Qualcomm had the following
to say:
“The patents we are asserting represent six
important technologies, out of a portfolio of thousands, and each is vital to
iPhone functions. Apple continues to use Qualcomm’s technology while refusing
to pay for it.”
The six patents are all related to battery
optimization, network management, and system performance, which all work
together to increase efficiency of battery and of information being sent and
received to and from the network. Here’s a breakdown of each patent and what it does.
Qualcomm expects a formal investigation to
prove the allegations to start in August with a case trial going into next
year. In addition, Qualcomm is also filing a complaint against Apple with the
U.S. District Court, seeking damages and “injunctive relief” – which just means
they want Apple to stop using the aforementioned patents until it pays up.
Apple has brought both HTC and Samsung to
cease sales of its devices in the past, though Apple's victory against Samsung
managed to get Samsung to stop selling devices that were four years old at the
time of the verdict.
Source: gsmarena
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