The company also accused Apple of interfering with Qualcomm's long-standing agreements with Qualcomm licensees that manufacture iPhones and iPads for Apple. Now, Qualcomm has filed a countersuit. Qualcomm simply denied "each and every allegation", citing 35 defences of its own. The chip supplier previously said Apple's accusations were "without merit".
Responding to the chipmaker's statement, Apple said it is reiterating its comments made in January that Qualcomm had overcharged royalties and gained from Apple's technologies not related to Qualcomm's patents.
The full details of the suit are contained in a 139-page document (also available here in PDF form).
In its court filing, Qualcomm claims Apple played a role in this recent regulatory scrutiny by "intentionally giving government agencies false and misleading information and testimony about Qualcomm".
Where did this all begin?
Apple also says Qualcomm is withholding almost $1 billion it owes Apple in retaliation for its cooperation with anti-monopoly regulators investigating Qualcomm. Moreover, since Apple has not suffered any harm, antitrust, tangible injury or anything of the sort, it should not be entitled to damages, Qualcomm alleges. Two years ago in China, Qualcomm ended a 14-month-long antitrust investigation by paying United States $1 billion.
China's exports accelerate in March, import growth moderates
China's trade surplus in USA dollar terms was $23.93 billion in March, more than double the $10 billion analysts had forecast. March imports came in at 38.95 million tonnes, or 9.17 million bpd, according to the General Customs Administration.
On Monday, Qualcomm hit back. They were accused of having an "unfair business model". One from the US Federal Trade Commission and another from Apple itself.
In recent times, Qualcomm has been taken to task in both China and South Korea.
Even still, independent testing past year found Qualcomm's LTE chip to significantly outperform Intel's LTE chip in iPhone 7 models. Instead, Qualcomm says it paid Apple in return for cooperating with engineering and development of chips and other technologies used in the iPhone.
In its filing, Qualcomm cited research from Cellular Insights which claimed its chipsets offered better performance than those provided by Intel. Following that, Apple filed two other lawsuits.
So far, the pair have failed to reach an agreement over the value of Qualcomm's SEPs. It also said Apple had ordered Qualcomm not to compare performance between Qualcomm-powered and Intel-powered iPhone 7 handsets. Qualcomm added that Apple was seeking damages for rowing back on what they have been agreed. "Now, after a decade of historic growth, Apple refuses to acknowledge the well established and continuing value of those technologies", said Qualcomm executive VP and general counsel Don Rosenberg. Apple's lawsuit followed an FTC complaint that alleged Qualcomm engaged in monopolistic practices to prevent Apple from sourcing key components from competitors.
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