Qualcomm Hails ITC Vote to Probe iPhone Imports Without Qualcomm Baseband Chips

Qualcomm hailed the International Trade Commission's vote, announced Tuesday, to open a Tariffs Act Section 337 investigation (337-TA-1065) into Qualcomm allegations against Apple that iPhones that don’t contain Qualcomm baseband processor chips violate Qualcomm patents and should be barred from U.S. import (see 1707120023) . “Qualcomm is pleased with the ITC's decision to investigate Apple’s unfair trade practices and the unauthorized importation of products using Qualcomm’s patents," said Don Rosenberg, Qualcomm general counsel, in a statement. Apple didn’t comment.