Qualcomm to Test Strength of China Agreement With Patent Suit
- U.S. company files suit against Meizu Technology in Beijing
- First test after winning agreement to charge licensing fees
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Qualcomm Inc., the largest mobile phone chipmaker, is filing a lawsuit in Beijing against a Chinese phone manufacturer, the first major test of a hard-won agreement with the government there to allow it to enforce its right to charge fees for the use of technology.
Meizu Technology Co. is refusing to pay the U.S. company licensing fees that 100 other Chinese companies have already accepted and has also avoided negotiating in good faith, Qualcomm said in a statement.