FTC rests case against Qualcomm, arguing it's a monopoly in mobile chips

ronjor · Jan 16, 2019

by Shara Tibken January 15, 2019

The US government has accused Qualcomm of unfairly hurting competitors and charging excessive royalties for its technology. Qualcomm's defense began later Tuesday with co-founder Irwin Jacobs.
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ronjor · Feb 8, 2019

Qualcomm-FTC lawsuit: Everything you need to know

by Shara Tibken February 8, 2019
The antitrust case could decide how smartphones get made in the future -- and what they cost.
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ronjor · May 2, 2019

U.S. Justice Department asks for hearing in Qualcomm antitrust case

Stephen Nellis May 2, 2019
The FTC sued Qualcomm more than two years ago over allegations the company used anticompetitive patent licensing practices to maintain a monopoly on some so-called modem chips that connect smartphones to wireless data networks.
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ronjor · May 22, 2019

Qualcomm violates US antitrust law, judge rules

By David Goldman and Chris Isidore 22 May 2019
New York (CNN Business)Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of smartphone modems and microchips, illegally charges companies sky-high prices to license its technology, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
In a case brought to court in 2017 by the US Federal Trade Commission, District Court Judge Lucy Koh said Qualcomm should not receive a percentage of sales of each phone a company sells; instead, it should receive a much smaller amount based on what Qualcomm technology exists inside the phone. It also must license its patents to rival chipmakers.
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ronjor · May 31, 2019

Qualcomm has strong argument to win reversal of U.S. antitrust ruling: legal experts

Jan Wolfe May 31, 2019
(Reuters) - A rare public call by a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official for one of the agency’s courtroom victories to be reversed, in a case of anticompetitive business practices by chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, charts a strong course for a judge’s ruling to be overturned on appeal, some legal experts said.
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ronjor · May 31, 2019

How Qualcomm shook down the cell phone industry for almost 20 years
Timothy B. Lee - 5/30/2019
We did a deep-dive into the 233-page ruling declaring Qualcomm a monopolist.

In 2005, Apple contacted Qualcomm as a potential supplier for modem chips in the first iPhone. Qualcomm's response was unusual: a letter demanding that Apple sign a patent licensing agreement before Qualcomm would even consider supplying chips.
"I'd spent 20 years in the industry, I had never seen a letter like this," said Tony Blevins, Apple's vice president of procurement.
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ronjor · Jun 24, 2019

Qualcomm Faces Second EU Fine as Vestager’s Last Big-Tech Target

By Aoife White and Gaspard Sebag June 24, 2019, 10:01 AM CDT

Chipmaker had already paid $1.13 billion in 2018 penalty
Case focuses on so-called predatory pricing of 3G modem chips
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guest · Jul 9, 2019

Qualcomm asks appeals court to pause antitrust ruling's impact
July 9, 2019
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-pause-antitrust-rulings-impact-idUSKCN1U40FM

Qualcomm Inc on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to pause an antitrust ruling that could drastically alter its business model while it tries to overturn the ruling.
The filing with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came after U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh last week declined to put on hold her own ruling in a case brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against the San Diego company, which is the largest supplier of modem chips that connect smartphones to wireless data networks.
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ronjor · Aug 23, 2019

Qualcomm wins a pause in enforcement of FTC ruling

Stephen Nellis, Sayanti Chakraborty August 23, 2019
(Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc won a partial stay against the enforcement of a sweeping antitrust ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), according to a court filing on Friday.
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guest · Feb 13, 2020

FTC antitrust victory on Qualcomm questioned by appeals court
February 13, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...omm-questioned-by-appeals-court-idUSKBN2071Q6

The U.S. government’s antitrust victory over chip supplier Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) drew tough questions for the Federal Trade Commision from a panel of three appellate judges in San Francisco on Thursday.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a closely watched case the regulator brought against Qualcomm in early 2017.
The panel of judges probed the FTC on how Qualcomm may have violated antitrust laws, even if the company did use its dominant position in the chip market to gain higher patent royalties.

“Doesn’t the Supreme Court say that patent holders have the right to price their patents? What would be anticompetitive about that?” Judge Johnnie Rawlinson asked.
A decision in the appeal could take anywhere from several months to more than a year.
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ronjor · Aug 11, 2020

Qualcomm Wins Appeal in U.S. Antitrust Suit Over Licensing (2)

Aug. 11, 2020
Qualcomm Inc. persuaded a U.S. appeals court to set aside a 2019 ruling that cast a pall over its licensing business and threatened to upend the smartphone industry.
The ruling Tuesday by a three-judge panel is a blow to the Federal Trade Commission, which last year won an order requiring the company to renegotiate patent licenses worth billions of dollars with phone makers.
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