Qualcomm told a federal court in San Diego yesterday that Apple owes it $7 billion in patent royalties. Due to a large number of lawsuits between the two firms, Apple has stopped using Qualcomm’s modem chips in the iPhone. Qualcomm told a federal court in San Diego yesterday that Apple owes it $7 billion in patent royalties. Due to a large number of lawsuits between the two firms, Apple
Apple denies owing Qualcomm that much money in unpaid patent royalties, and claims that it is being charged twice for the same patent. Apple says that Qualcomm is billing it for using its chips inside iPhone models (dating back a few years), and again through the patent royalties. Qualcomm says that its business practices are legal.
Qualcomm revealed the $7 billion figure in federal court in San Diego. Apple’s Cupertino headquarters is over 700 miles from the city, which gives Qualcomm a major „home court advantage.“ The chip designer is based in San Diego.
