Teknologiverdenen is always fertile ground for litigation, and once again the two giants now entering the ring for the new sparringsrunder in court. As the news channel CNBC reports, Apple has namely aimed a lawsuit against mobilprosessorkjempen Qualcomm with a pretty solid damages.
the Background for the lawsuit is that Apple believes Qualcomm has required large amounts of royality payments from them on a faulty foundation. the iPhone manufacturer requires one billion dollars, approximately 8.5 billion, in compensation.
Requires a lot more than other licensors
the Apple says in a statement that Qualcomm requires over five times more than all the other licensors that Apple has agreement with the overall standings. According to the iPhone giant requires Qualcomm royalty payments for Apple’s own innovations in areas such as camera, display and Touch ID solution – technologies they believe brikkeprodusenten not have had something to do.
The statement says Apple on that they are strong supporters of innovation, and that they always have been willing to pay a “fair” amount for the patents. On the basis of strong disagreements with Qualcomm about what the fair amount is, they look therefore now have to go the court way.
Accused of getting “revenge” on Apple
the Company accuses also brikkeprodusenten to have gone to the radical steps that they have held back on a payout of one billion dollars as “revenge” for the fact that Apple has cooperated with the competition authorities in South Korea in connection with an investigation of qualcomm’s business practices.
Qualcomm is on their side are still in the process of reviewing the allegations, but said in a statement that Apple’s accusations are groundless and that Apple’s representation of the agreements between the two parties is incorrect. How it all ends remains to be seen.
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