FTC v. Qualcomm Inc.

  1. March 04, 2020

    9th Circ. Halts Qualcomm Cert. Fight For Input On FTC Appeal

    The Ninth Circuit has paused Qualcomm's effort to unravel a certified class of cellphone buyers that sued over the chipmaker's allegedly anti-competitive business practices, questioning whether the consumer action should stay on ice until Qualcomm's appeal in the government's related challenge wraps up.

  2. February 13, 2020

    5G Dominates DOJ's Time In FTC, Qualcomm 9th Circ. Args

    A skeptical Ninth Circuit panel grilled U.S. Department of Justice lawyers Thursday over the agency's warning that national security will be threatened if Qualcomm is forced to alter its chip licensing practices under a Federal Trade Commission antitrust win.

  3. February 11, 2020

    FTC Goes Toe-To-Toe-To-Toe With Qualcomm, DOJ

    The Federal Trade Commission is slated to defend its antitrust win over Qualcomm's licensing practices before the Ninth Circuit on Thursday in what could be the most public display yet of an intense divide between the nation's two antitrust enforcers.

  4. January 10, 2020

    DOJ Wants To Argue Against FTC In Qualcomm's Appeal

    The U.S. Department of Justice is asking the Ninth Circuit for permission to support Qualcomm during oral arguments next month in the Federal Trade Commission's case against the company's licensing practices.

  5. January 06, 2020

    Apple Wants IPad Sales Data Sealed In Qualcomm-FTC Fight

    Apple pressed the Ninth Circuit last week to guard sensitive company details tossed around in Qualcomm's appeal of the Federal Trade Commission's blockbuster antitrust win against the chipmaker.

  6. January 01, 2020

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  7. December 02, 2019

    Inventors, Law Profs Support FTC In Fight With Qualcomm

    Several industry groups, law professors and a former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission filed amicus briefs last week supporting the FTC in its antitrust suit against Qualcomm alleging that the company illegally established a monopoly on the modem chip market.

  8. November 27, 2019

    Prof. Calls Qualcomm 5G National Security Fears Baseless

    The national security concerns blocking a sweeping injunction covering Qualcomm's licensing practices aren't based on reality, a law professor at the University of Utah has told the Ninth Circuit, urging it to instead block the company's monopoly on the modem chip market.

  9. November 25, 2019

    FTC Urges 9th Circ. To Affirm Qualcomm Antitrust Ruling

    The Federal Trade Commission has urged the Ninth Circuit to reject Qualcomm's bid to overturn a ruling that found its licensing practices violate antitrust law, arguing that the chipmaker has engaged in a classic form of exclusionary conduct.

  10. September 03, 2019

    Retired Judges Join DOJ's Critique Of FTC's Qualcomm Win

    Two former Federal Circuit chief judges have rallied behind Qualcomm's efforts to overturn the Federal Trade Commission's blockbuster antitrust win in May, throwing their weight behind the chipmaker's appeal alongside the U.S. Department of Justice and a host of legal scholars.