Apple has rejected Qualcomm's technology in public, while privately renting it

Apple has publicly rejected Qualcomm's technology during a two-year legal battle, even as it privately rented the chip maker's products, according to a Washington Post article citing sealed court documents .

The makers of the iPhone maker have qualified Qualcomm's engineering as "best" in a memo, while another said that the chip maker had a "unique patent share", according to The report.

The sealed documents were obtained by Qualcomm during the discovery phase of a lawsuit that resulted in a surprise settlement Tuesday, one day after the start of it. The settlement ended legal disputes in China, Germany and other countries, in addition to the United States.

Apple and its manufacturing partners had argued that Qualcomm's royalties, which were based on the entire terminal of a customer, were too high and that they would only have to pay for the modem's chips. ;business. Qualcomm argued that its technology ensures the operation of many other elements of the phone, such as GPS and multimedia, and that it deserves compensation for these breakthroughs.

Apple had been buying Qualcomm modems for its iPhones for years, until the scramble. According to a 2009 rating, Qualcomm is "widely regarded as the holder of the strongest patent portfolio for essential and relevant patents for wireless standards," according to The Post. An Apple hardware manager wrote: "With regard to engineering, they have been the best."

Neither Apple nor Qualcomm immediately responded to a request for comment.