Author: Don Clark / Source: New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Qualcomm accused Apple of stealing proprietary software and sharing it with the rival chip maker Intel as part of a scheme to reduce Apple’s reliance on Qualcomm technology.
The claim, made in documents filed in California Superior Court in San Diego on Monday night, add to charges that Qualcomm leveled last year and escalates a broad legal battle that has been raging between the two technology giants since early 2017.
Qualcomm said Apple had engaged in a “multiyear campaign of sloppy, inappropriate and deceitful conduct to steal Qualcomm’s information and trade secrets” to help improve the performance of Intel chips so they could match Qualcomm products.
The material taken included computer source code, software development tools and log files providing data about the performance of Qualcomm products, according to the filing.
An Apple spokesman referred on Tuesday to statements the company has issued since it began the legal struggle by suing Qualcomm in early 2017 over patent royalties that handset makers are required to pay the San Diego company. Apple argues that Qualcomm’s business practices are illegally harming Apple and the entire tech industry.
In court documents, Apple has complained that Qualcomm has failed to provide evidence of any stolen information, though Apple has provided extensive…
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