The infringed Apple' 674 patent can improve the energy management in the processor circuit, so as to reduce the power consumption of mobile devices and extend their battery life. Qualcomm accused Apple of designing A 10, A1and A 12 application processors, which are widely used in Apple's devices, including iPhone 7 and the latest models.
As of September 20 19, the Chinese and German patent courts have ruled that Apple has infringed other non-standard essential patents in Qualcomm, and issued a ban on infringing equipment.
The Beginning of Apple Qualcomm Patent Technology Case;
Apple and Qualcomm are good business partners. The fuse that turned the boat of friendship between them upside down was that at the beginning of 20 17, Qualcomm detained the patent licensing fee of 10 billion dollars that should have been returned to Apple.
Qualcomm did this because Apple used the chips of Intel, Qualcomm's sworn enemy, in some products, and at the same time submitted testimony against Qualcomm in the monopoly investigation initiated by the US International Trade Commission against Qualcomm. Qualcomm refused to return the patent license fee of 1 100 million dollars to Apple on the grounds that Apple breached the contract.
In a rage, Apple took the notice to court and demanded a claim. At the same time, it announced that it refused to continue to pay royalties to Qualcomm. Qualcomm counterclaimed Apple's patent infringement and demanded that the sale of Apple products be banned in the United States, Germany and China. At that time, Apple denied Qualcomm's accusation that Qualcomm's patented technology was invalid. The two sides did not give in to each other, which led to the two sides going to court one after another.
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