Apple found “continuing—and mounting—evidence of Qualcomm’s perpetuation of an illegal business model that burdens innovation,” according to the filing. Apple wants the right to argue that Qualcomm has exhausted its rights to some patent royalties. In an April filing, Qualcomm accused Apple of lying to regulators to spur investigations, breaching contractual pledges and misrepresenting facts. Apple and Qualcomm don’t have a direct contract; instead, Qualcomm is paid by the manufacturers, which are in turn reimbursed by Apple. Qualcomm’s demand that it be paid a percentage of every phone “may have been defensible when a phone was just a phone,” Apple said in its filing.

Source: Mint June 21, 2017 04:07 UTC