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posted by martyb on Friday November 03 2017, @08:50PM   Printer-friendly
from the betrayed-confidences dept.

Qualcomm accuses Apple of helping Intel with chip software

The patent licensing battle between Apple and Qualcomm keeps getting more heated. Wednesday, Qualcomm filed another lawsuit against Apple, this time alleging Apple shared confidential Qualcomm software information with its chip rival, Intel. The breach of contract lawsuit said Qualcomm gave Apple "unprecedented access to Qualcomm's very valuable and highly confidential software, including source code." In return, Apple agreed to take steps to keep the software confidential and secure. But Qualcomm said instead it found that Apple shared information with Intel.

In one instance, Apple requested confidential software information from Qualcomm and cc'd an Intel engineer on the message, Qualcomm said.

Qualcomm wants a court to declare Apple breached the agreement and award damages, among other demands. "As the direct and proximate result of Apple's conduct, Qualcomm has suffered significant damages in an amount to be proven at trial," the filing said.

Apple also hasn't complied with Qualcomm's rights to audit Apple's compliance with the provisions of their software agreement, Qualcomm said in its lawsuit. It wants to do so to make sure Apple hasn't shared more information with Intel.

Also at Bloomberg, AppleInsider, and MacRumors.

Previously: U.S. Federal Trade Commission Sues Qualcomm for Anti-Competitive Practices
Qualcomm's Good Quarter
Intel Hints at Patent Fight With Microsoft and Qualcomm Over x86 Emulation
Apple vs. Qualcomm Escalates, Manufacturers Join in, Lawsuits Filed in California and Germany
Apple Could Switch From Qualcomm to Intel and MediaTek for Modems


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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday November 03 2017, @10:33PM (1 child)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Friday November 03 2017, @10:33PM (#591917) Homepage Journal

    ...Apple requested confidential software information from Qualcomm and cc'd an Intel engineer on the message...

    Is it just me or does that sound like a Qualcomm employee sharing confidential software information because they didn't know how to do email correctly?

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @10:43PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @10:43PM (#591918)

    qcom takes its IP *very* *very* seriously. There is a lot of 'secret sauce' as it were. They have been through hundreds of patent battles. Their competitors have been known to patent things qcom already has then sue them for it. So yeah even the slightest hint of sharing and they would flip their shit. When I worked there I saw at least 4 close calls where people were reprimanded for sharing. One did not lose his job because he was the only one one the multi mullion dollar project. BTW you never ever want a visit from qcom HR.