Can Qualcomm Inc. Really Cripple Apple in China?

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) wants to block all manufacturing and sales of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone in China, according to a recent Bloomberg report. The mobile chipmaker reportedly requested multiple injunctions in a Beijing intellectual property court, claiming that Apple "employs technologies invented by Qualcomm without paying for them."

If Qualcomm succeeds, it could deal significant damage to Apple's business, since the iPhone accounts for most of its revenue and sales in China accounted for nearly a fifth of its top line last quarter. But can Qualcomm really win this newest battle in its escalating legal war against Apple?

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