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Apple filed a billion-dollar royalty lawsuit against Qualcomm<\/a> in January and today the chipmaker hit back with a legal case of its own against the iPhone maker which, it claims, has refused to acknowledge the value of its technology.<\/p>\n In the original suit, Apple claimed that Qualcomm \u2014 which makes money from licensing its patents\u00a0to technology makers \u2014 was charging it for patents \u201cthey have nothing to do with.\u201d That, Apple said, included TouchID, display panels and camera components. Apple also accused Qualcomm of inflating prices through its licensing model.<\/p>\n \u201cApple could not have built the incredible iPhone franchise that has made it the most profitable company in the world, capturing over 90 percent of smartphone profits, without relying upon Qualcomm\u2019s fundamental cellular technologies. Now, after a decade of historic growth, Apple refuses to acknowledge the well established and continuing value of those technologies,\u201d Qualcomm executive VP\u00a0and general counsel Don Rosenberg said in a statement.<\/p>\n In more specific details, Qualcomm\u00a0claimed Apple had \u201cbreached agreements and mischaracterized agreements and negotiations with Qualcomm,\u201d adding that the phone maker \u201cinterfered\u201d with its manufacturing partners that build the iPhone and iPad and use Qualcomm licenses.<\/p>\n Things get more dramatic\u00a0with the iPhone 7. There are different versions of the device in the U.S. running modem chips from both Intel and Qualcomm. Apple had previously suggested<\/a> that the Intel-powered devices were superior and were therefore being pared back to ensure that customers had the same quality regardless of the internals.<\/p>\n Qualcomm has, unsurprisingly, not taken too keenly to that. The firm said\u00a0that Apple \u201cchose not to utilize the full performance\u201d and then \u201cmisrepresented the performance disparity\u201d between\u00a0it and Intel\u2019s tech. Further, Qualcomm claimed Apple threatened it from going public to explain that its\u00a0tech was actually behind the superior iPhone.<\/p>\n \u201c[Apple] has launched a global attack on Qualcomm and is attempting to use its enormous market power to coerce unfair and unreasonable license terms from Qualcomm. We intend to vigorously defend our business model, and pursue our right to protect and receive fair value for our technological contributions to the industry,\u201d Rosenberg, Qualcomm\u2019s general counsel, added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/09\/img_8790.jpg?w=680\")
Apple filed a billion-dollar royalty lawsuit against Qualcomm in January and today the chipmaker hit back with a legal case of its own against the iPhone maker which, it claims, has refused to acknowledge the value of its technology. In the original suit, Apple claimed that Qualcomm — which makes money from licensing its patents\u00a0to technology makers — was charging it for… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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