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Civil Litigation,
Administrative/Regulatory

Jan. 4, 2019

Trial kicks off in Qualcom cellphone chip monopoly suit

Two years after the Federal Trade Commission sued Qualcomm Inc. over accusations its patent licensing business model constitutes a monopoly, the chip manufacturer for most of the world’s smartphones will have a chance to defend its record.

Trial kicks off in Qualcom cellphone chip monopoly suit
Robert Van Nest of Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Two years after the Federal Trade Commission sued Qualcomm Inc. over accusations its patent licensing business model constitutes a monopoly, the chip manufacturer for most of the world's smartphones will have a chance to defend its record.

The bench trial testing the harm of anticompetitive practices against intellectual property rights starts Jan. 4 before U.S. District Judge $95

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