If all goes to plan for Qualcomm, an iPhone importation ban could be placed on new devices entering the United States as the company officially files a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple as Qualcomm alleges that the Cupertino tech giant has infringed on six of its patents in efforts to improve the iPhone’s battery life.
This latest update is part of an ongoing battle between the two companies. Back in January Apple sued Qualcomm in a dispute over royalty payments, claiming the company has been “charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with.” shortly after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm over unfair patent licensing practices.
In a statement Dan Rosenberg, Qualcomm’s vice president, explained how Apple using Qualcomm technology without paying for it:
“Qualcomm’s inventions are at the heart of every iPhone and extend well beyond modem technologies or cellular standards. The patents we are asserting represent six important technologies, out of a portfolio of thousands, and each is vital to iPhone functions. – Apple continues to use Qualcomm’s technology while refusing to pay for it. These lawsuits seek to stop Apple’s infringement of six of our patented technologies.”