What happens when a U.S. company comes under scrutiny by Chinese antitrust authorities enforcing a law that is less than a decade old?

They figure it out as they go, according to one lawyer familiar with the legal efforts of Qualcomm Inc. QCOM which just inked a historic settlement with Chinese authorities, agreeing to pay $975 million to end an antitrust probe that began in November 2013.

The San Diego-based chip maker also agreed to make several changes to its licensing practices as part of a settlement with China’s National Development and Reform Commission, which had been investigating Qualcomm’s patent-licensing practices in the country’s mobile-phone market. What happens when a U.S. company comes under scrutiny by Chinese antitrust authorities enforcing a law that is less than a decade old?