We have another chapter of the court battle between Apple and Qualcomm. For those who do not know, the Cupertino firm is in the process of claiming a good sum of money from Qualcomm because according to Tim Cook's team, it has been charging it for years a series of royalties that did not really belong to it. However, Qualcomm has counterattacked by denying it and provoking a patent war that has achieved block the sale of the iPhone in countries like Germany.
Now we are facing another demand, Qualcomm is now claiming $ 31 million from the Cupertino company in yet another patent gameIt seems that this war is still quite far from over.
While Apple intended to have Arjuno Siva testify in San Diego, we find that he did not attend his court date. The Cupertino firm has alleged that Qualcomm is pressuring witnesses, which attests to the bad arts that the legal advisers of companies of this nature are willing to do to win the case (regardless of whether they are Apple or Qualcomm). The reality is that everything seems to get complicated now for Apple.
According to CNET Qualcomm now aims to raise $ 31 million from Apple (the equivalent of $ 1,40 per iPhone sold) for devices sold between 2016 and 2017, more specifically some models of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Since then Apple has been manufacturing iPhones with Intel chips, which would undoubtedly delimit Qualcomm's claims at that time. To request that money Qualcomm is alleging the violation of three patents that help the fast internet connection of phones when turned on, as well as a set of processes that improve download speed and battery consumption. Meanwhile, the trial runs its course.