recently Qualcomm has made more intellectual property and technology available to the cheaper of its two wireless network licensing patent sets aimed at handset makers . The decision may help it resolve conflicts with competitors and another company believed to be Huawei , as well as with regulators . Patents have been a priority for Qualcomm , whose main business is selling mobile phone chips , but licensing conflicts have resulted . Qualcomm has two patents , one cheaper than the other . Most manufacturers sign up to both to resolve legal problems but now Qualcomm is making it easier to patent only the cheaper one .
Chipmaker Qualcomm has made more intellectual property and technology available to the cheaper of its two wireless network licensing patent sets aimed at handset makers. The decision may help it resolve conflicts with Apple and another company believed to be Huawei, as well as with regulators. Patents have been a mainstay for Qualcomm, whose main business is selling mobile phone chips, but licensing conflicts have resulted. Qualcomm has two patents, one cheaper than the other. Most companies sign up to both to avoid legal problems but now Qualcomm is making it easier to use only the cheaper one.