Thomas Goldstein. (Photo: Diego Radzinschi/ALM)

Qualcomm is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to stay U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh’s antitrust injunction. The order, issued in May following a bench trial, would force Qualcomm to license rival chip suppliers on FRAND terms and renegotiate licenses with smartphone makers free from threats to disrupt their supply of modem chips.