<story><title>Apple Violated Qualcomm Patent, U.S. Trade Judge Rules</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/apple-infringes-qualcomm-patent-judge-recommends-iphone-ban</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rudedogg</author><text>Why is Qualcomm suing Apple instead of Intel? The article makes it sound like Apple switched to using Intel chips due to the license fees. If Intel is infringing, wouldn&amp;#x27;t they be responsible? Or does the law allow you to go after &amp;quot;customers&amp;quot;?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>gvb</author><text>&amp;quot;Qualcomm’s business model, which is either ingenious or diabolical depending on whom you talk to, is to allow any &lt;i&gt;chip company&lt;/i&gt; to use its technology &lt;i&gt;royalty-free.&lt;/i&gt; Phone manufacturers can choose to buy chips from Qualcomm or one of the other five companies that make modems using Qualcomm’s technology. Either way, they &lt;i&gt;(the phone manufacturers)&lt;/i&gt; still have to pay Qualcomm its 5 percent.&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;Ref: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;features&amp;#x2F;2017-10-04&amp;#x2F;apple-and-qualcomm-s-billion-dollar-war-over-an-18-part&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.bloomberg.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;features&amp;#x2F;2017-10-04&amp;#x2F;apple-and...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Apple Violated Qualcomm Patent, U.S. Trade Judge Rules</title><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/apple-infringes-qualcomm-patent-judge-recommends-iphone-ban</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>rudedogg</author><text>Why is Qualcomm suing Apple instead of Intel? The article makes it sound like Apple switched to using Intel chips due to the license fees. If Intel is infringing, wouldn&amp;#x27;t they be responsible? Or does the law allow you to go after &amp;quot;customers&amp;quot;?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>icebraining</author><text>From a cursory reading, Apple was found guilty based on their importation of infringing devices, under section 337 of the Tariff Act.</text></comment>