Technology,
Government,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Dec. 1, 2020
DOJ has favored US tech monopolies in battle against China
It’s unknown how high the China Initiative will rank among the Justice Department’s priorities amid historic consolidation of key markets, but bipartisan support from lawmakers remains to oppose Chinese technological supremacy that they argue threatens national security.
By Winston Cho
The government scored a major win in August when a federal appeals court overturned a ruling against Qualcomm that would have forced it to overhaul its lucrative licensing business for violating antitrust laws.
The order preserved Qualcomm's monopoly in the mobile chip market, finding the company has no duty to license its patents to rivals.
But th...
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