apple $7b behind in royalty payments to qualcomm

Apple is now $7 billion behind in patent royalty payments to Qualcomm according to testimony presented in court Friday...   Qualcomm commented on Apple's royalties in court hearing California, reports Reuters..   Last year, Apple filed suit against Qualcomm, claiming the chipmaker participates in monopolistic practices and other business strategies including withholding $1 in rebates as retribution for participating in South Korean investigation.   As it applies to royalties, Qualcomm flouts FRAND patent commitments to charge customers, including suppliers, exorbitant rates on standard-essential patents.   The chipmaker further restricts sales to buyers who agree to license its SEPs, Apple refers to as double-dipping...   During today's proceedings, Qualcomm also attempted to forward motion to Apple's patent validity challenges, reports Bloomberg.   Apple is attempting to invalidate the inventions that Qualcomm asserts is essential to mobile standards.   By saying it has no plans to leverage them infringement assertions against, Qualcomm is attempting to avoid scrutiny of the patents Apple and its contract manufacturers..   o California court action, Qualcomm lodged complaint with U.S.   For its part, the battle comes down to IP pricing, and that it expects the fight to end in settlement...   Read more