Apple tries for a hat trick with lawsuit against Qualcomm in third country
Apple has escalated its legal war against Qualcomm with a fourth lawsuit, this time in the UK. Apple says the lawsuit was actually filed back in January, alongside the other three, but it’s only now being noticed due to a refiling.
Details on the lawsuit are pretty vague at the moment, with Bloomberg reporting that the court has only said the case has something to do with patents and designs. But it seems safe to assume that it’s along the lines of the lawsuits Apple has filed against Qualcomm in the US and China.
In those lawsuits, Apple claimed that Qualcomm had been significantly overcharging for the use of basic patents and generally abusing its position as a market leader.
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