August 09, 2017
A California magistrate judge told the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday that it has a week to provide more details about why the agency shouldn't have to reveal its informants in its antitrust suit accusing Qualcomm Inc. of unfair patent licensing practices, saying he wants to learn a little more before ruling on the issue.
June 28, 2017
A California magistrate judge on Wednesday granted Intel's request for a protective order safeguarding its highly confidential information from Qualcomm's in-house counsel in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit over Qualcomm's patent licensing practices, saying the risks to Intel outweigh the benefits to Qualcomm.
June 27, 2017
A California federal judge on Monday rejected Qualcomm's request to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's suit claiming the chipmaker illegally used its licensing agreements' key patents to monopolize the market.
June 05, 2017
Qualcomm told a California federal judge Friday that the Federal Trade Commission still cannot support its claim that the company illegally used royalties to maintain a monopoly for semiconductor chips used in cellular handsets, saying the agency provides no evidence of reduced margins for its rivals.
May 15, 2017
Two technology companies, a trade association and an antitrust policy group on Friday threw their weight behind the Federal Trade Commission's allegations that Qualcomm Inc. illegally maintained its monopoly over semiconductor chips used in cellular handsets, saying the case should be allowed to proceed.
May 12, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission asked a California federal judge not to dismiss its antitrust suit against Qualcomm Inc., arguing Friday that the chipmaker forces customers to negotiate under the threat of losing their chip supply, which in turn allegedly forces them to pay a distorted price.
April 19, 2017
A California federal judge told Qualcomm Inc. attorneys Wednesday she's "disappointed" that they asked her again to delay discovery in the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit over patent licensing practices, three days after she denied their initial request, saying during a hearing she "hope[s] that's not an indication of how [they] intend to litigate this case."
April 13, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission and Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday laid out their differences over forthcoming discovery processes in the agency's antitrust suit accusing the chipmaker of unfair patent licensing practices, with the FTC urging quicker proceedings and Qualcomm looking to slow them down.
April 04, 2017
Qualcomm urged a California federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's suit accusing the chipmaker of engaging in unfair competition through its patent licensing practices, arguing Monday that the watchdog pointed to no evidence that rival manufacturers suffered as a result.
January 18, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission stunned the antitrust bar Tuesday by launching a controversial case challenging Qualcomm Inc.'s licensing of its standard-essential wireless patents on the eve of a leadership transition. Here are five key takeaways from the suit.