Bloomberg Law
June 12, 2018, 2:07 PM UTC

Apple and Qualcomm’s Multibillion-Dollar Legal Dispute Gets Serious

Ian King
Ian King
Bloomberg News

• IPhone maker has accused chip supplier of illegal bullying • Qualcomm said Apple using legal tactic to lower payments

After more than a year of vicious accusations and a flurry of lawsuits and counter claims, Apple Inc. and Qualcomm Inc.’s multibillion-dollar legal dispute is about to get serious.

Hearings in the three most important markets -- the U.S., China and Germany -- will soon determine whether Apple’s attempt to save itself billions in technology licensing payments by forcing one of the world’s biggest chipmakers to change the way it does business is legal.

Apple may be on the hook ...

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