Apple’s iPhone Manufacturers Join Legal Counter Against Qualcomm
- Qualcomm also filed new patent-infringement suits in Germany
- Apple says chipmaker asking for over-the-top licensing payment
Qualcomm's Escalating Apple Litigation
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Apple Inc. and its Asian contract manufacturers are hitting back at Qualcomm Inc. with legal claims that try to undermine the chipmaker’s attempt to force them to pay licensing fees.
Qualcomm is asking for payments in excess of what it would normally receive, Apple, Compal Electronics Inc., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and others said early Wednesday in court filings. If successful, the counter-claims could cost Qualcomm billions of dollars in refunded fees and damages, Apple said.