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US: Qualcomm files patent infringement complaint against Apple

By  |  July 9, 2017

Qualcomm, a global semiconductor and telecommunications technology provider, has filed a complaint against Apple with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC).

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    According to the complaint, it is alleged that Apple has imported and sold iPhone units that infringe on one or more claims of six Qualcomm patents.

    As a result, Qualcomm has officially requested that the ITC conduct an investigation into Apple’s infringing imports. If successful, the case will then lead to an issuant of a Limited Exclusion Order that would bar importation of Apple’s products into the US and stop the company’s use of Qualcomm’s technology.

    In addition to filing a complaint with the ITC, Qualcomm has also filed a complaint against Apple in the US District Court for the Southern District of California.

    Don Rosenberg, executive vice president and general counsel of Qualcomm, commented: “Qualcomm’s inventions are at the heart of every iPhone and extend well beyond modem technologies or cellular standards.

    Full Content: BBC News

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