Qualcomm files breach of contract complaint against Apple's manufacturers

The chipmaker said the manufacturers were refusing to pay royalties on the Apple products produced.

The Apple logo is pictured inside the newly opened Omotesando Apple store at a shopping district in Tokyo June 26, 2014. (Reuters)

Qualcomm Inc said on Wednesday it filed a complaint against Foxconn Technology Group and other Apple Inc manufacturers for breaching license agreements.

The chipmaker said the manufacturers were refusing to pay royalties on the Apple products produced.

Foxconn Technology Group is the trading name of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, the main assembler of Apple Inc devices.