Qualcomm's Patent Licensing Woes in China

(Beijing) – Alibaba-backed smart phone maker Meizu Technology Co. Ltd. is bracing itself to face a patent infringement lawsuit filed by U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. at a Beijing court on June 24.

"Meizu has been using Qualcomm's technologies for years without paying related fees," Zhao Bin, vice president of legal and government affairs at Qualcomm, told Caixin on June 28. The world's largest mobile chip maker decided to file the lawsuit at the Beijing Intellectual Property Court after patent licensing negotiations with Meizu – that lasted for over seven years – failed to yield results, he said.