{"id":47387,"date":"2017-10-14T05:21:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T05:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=47387"},"modified":"2017-10-14T05:21:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-14T05:21:32","slug":"qualcomm-fires-another-shot-at-apple-with-a-new-lawsuit-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/qualcomm-fires-another-shot-at-apple-with-a-new-lawsuit-in-china.html","title":{"rendered":"Qualcomm fires another shot at Apple with a new lawsuit in China"},"content":{"rendered":"

Qualcomm fires another shot at Apple with a new lawsuit in China<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Qualcomm fires another shot at Apple with a new lawsuit in China:- Qualcomm has filed a lawsuit against Apple in its continuing legal battle over patents, this time looking to block the manufacturing and sale of iPhones in China, according to a report by Bloomberg this morning.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s another shot at Apple as the companies continue to duel with Apple regarding payments for its technology. Apple filed a $1 billion lawsuit with Qualcomm in January and the saga has just continued with that as both companies look to take the fight to courts. The U.S. International Trade Commission in August said it was investigating claims that Apple is violating some of its patents related to mobile technology in some of its phones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Qualcomm is one of the biggest chip producers, with its technology like the Snapdragon. Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon 835 chip is present in Google\u2019s new Pixel phone, for example. As such, fighting with one of the biggest mobile device manufacturers in the world is a difficult situation for the company. Since the saga started, Qualcomm\u2019s stock has declined sharply and is down around 19% on the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason that we\u2019re pursuing this is that Qualcomm\u2018s trying to charge Apple a percentage of the total iPhone value, and they do some really great work around standards-essential patents, but it\u2019s one small part of what an iPhone is,\u201d Apple CEO Tim Cook said on the company\u2019s second-quarter earnings call earlier this year. \u201cIt\u2019s not \u2014 it has nothing to do with the display or the Touch ID or a gazillion other innovations that Apple has done. And so we don\u2019t think that\u2019s right. And so we\u2019re taking a principled stand on it, and we strongly believe we\u2019re in the right. And I\u2019m sure they believe that they are, and that\u2019s what courts are for. And we\u2019ll let it go with that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of Apple\u2019s manufacturing happens in China \u2014 so this would inflict a pretty hard hit on the company if successful, though this is likely destined to go through complex appeals and battling processes ad infinitum. The Bloomberg report says Qualcomm filed the suit in China so we might see this play out differently than we would see in the U.S. courts. But it\u2019s just another step in the ongoing match between Apple which could have massive financial ramifications for one or both companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Apple and Qualcomm are set to report their earnings in the coming weeks, and Apple has signaled that it\u2019s going to have a stronger quarter than initially expected with the rollout of the iPhone 8. Apple\u2019s iPhone X is still on the way and won\u2019t be available for pre-order until October 22. Apple\u2019s stock has risen dramatically in the past year and it seems the company is primed to hit $1 trillion if it\u2019s able to continue that streak. That\u2019ll depend on the performance of the iPhone X and its other products, which again a successful suit could have lasting ramifications for this run.<\/span><\/p>\n

We reached out to Qualcomm and Apple for additional comment and will update the story when we hear back.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2017\/10\/13\/qualcomm-fires-another-shot-at-apple-with-a-new-lawsuit-in-china\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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