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Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Incorporated

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Case Number:

5:17-cv-00220

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Lucy H. Koh

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  1. May 10, 2019

    In Qualcomm Dispute, A Broader Row Between FTC, DOJ

    Tension between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission over the antitrust implications of industry-essential patents has boiled to the surface in a case involving Qualcomm's licensing practices, stranding the company, patent holders and IP practitioners in waters churned up by the policy fight.

  2. May 09, 2019

    FTC Slams Justice Dept. Filing In Qualcomm Antitrust Case

    The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday highlighted an unusual split with the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division in a California federal court filing that slammed the DOJ's antitrust watchdogs for butting into the FTC's case against Qualcomm over the chipmaker's patent licensing practices.

  3. May 03, 2019

    DOJ Urges Caution If FTC's Qualcomm Case Brings Remedies

    The U.S. Department of Justice has taken the unusual step of wading into the Federal Trade Commission's case against Qualcomm over the chipmaker's patent licensing practices, arguing that if the company is found liable, the California federal judge should avoid any "overly broad remedy" that might harm 5G development.

  4. January 29, 2019

    Qualcomm's Fate In Judge Koh's Hands As FTC Trial Wraps

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission urged U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to scrap Qualcomm's "no license, no chip" business practice at the close of an antitrust bench trial Tuesday, while Qualcomm argued such an order would wrongly nullify hundreds of contracts when the FTC hadn't shown any harm to competition.

  5. January 25, 2019

    Qualcomm Expert Calls FTC's Antitrust Theory Flawed

    An economics professor rebutted the FTC's allegations Friday that Qualcomm's "no license, no chips" practice violates antitrust laws, testifying during a California federal bench trial that the FTC's theory has "several flaws" and is not supported by Qualcomm's historical royalty rate data.

  6. January 18, 2019

    Qualcomm Exec Says Google, FTC Deal Was Royalties Model

    A Qualcomm executive took the stand Friday during a California federal bench trial over the Federal Trade Commission's allegations the company's "no license, no chips" practice violates antitrust laws, testifying that it modeled its standard-essential patent process after Google's 2013 consent decree with the FTC.

  7. January 15, 2019

    Prof Calls Qualcomm Royalties 'Naked Tax,' Invokes Microsoft

    A University of California, Berkeley economics professor testified for the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday that Qualcomm's standard-essential patent royalties serve as a competition-killing "naked tax" on its modem chips, comparing the practice to software bundling that got Microsoft in trouble with the feds 20 years ago.

  8. January 11, 2019

    Apple Exec Rips Qualcomm's Chip 'Stranglehold' In FTC Trial

    Apple's vice president of procurement criticized Qualcomm's business practices during day four of a California federal bench trial over the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust allegations against the chipmaker Friday, testifying that Qualcomm developed a "stranglehold" over Apple and tried to charge "gouged" chip prices, which pushed Apple to end their exclusive chip supply deal.

  9. January 08, 2019

    Intel Exec Slams Qualcomm's 'Very Unfair' Biz Model At Trial

    Intel Corp.'s chief strategy officer ripped into Qualcomm's "very unfair" business model Tuesday on day three of a California federal bench trial over the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust allegations, testifying that the chipmaker demands patent royalties from all device makers, even if they use competitors' chips, which undercuts competition.

  10. January 04, 2019

    FTC Rips Qualcomm's 'No License, No Chips' Practice At Trial

    The Federal Trade Commission on Friday slammed Qualcomm's purported "no license, no chips" business practice requiring companies like Apple, Samsung and Huawei to license its standard-essential cellphone patents in order to purchase chips, arguing during the first day of a bench trial in Silicon Valley that it violates antitrust laws.