Wireless communications pioneer Qualcomm is under legal assault, with other major equipment makers charging that the company levies unjust, inflated licensing fees to use its patented technologies in their products. Regulators in Europe, South Korea and Japan are probing Qualcomm's business practices as the company trades lawsuits with rivals around the world. The outcome may influence how aggressively others try to mimic its success at selling technology rights.
January 29, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Since taking the helm at Qualcomm Inc. in 2005, Paul Jacobs has tried to persuade anyone who would listen that his company is not run by greedy lawyers bent on squeezing customers for money it doesn’t deserve.
Even if he’s right, there’s little doubt that lawyers are pretty crucial at Qualcomm these days.
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