- Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) files suit in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones in the region, according to Bloomberg.
- The move is the latest in a long legal battle between the supplier and Apple. Qualcomm previously requested an iPhone ban in the United States.
- Story developing and will update when more information becomes available.
- Previously: Qualcomm wants a court to block iPhone imports, sales (July 6)
- Update: Qualcomm’s suits pertain to three non-standard essential patents and the claims were filed in a Beijing court on September 29.
- Qualcomm says the patents cover power management and a Force Touch technology used in current iPhones.
- "Apple employs technologies invented by Qualcomm without paying for them," says Qualcomm spokeswoman Christine Trimble.