11-07-2018, 08:44 AM
Qualcomm must license modem tech to rivals like Intel, court rules
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<p class="gray small byline"> By <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Roger Fingas</a> <br /><span class="gray">Tuesday, November 06, 2018, 01:50 pm PT (04:50 pm ET)</span> </p>
<p> <span><span class="article-leader">Denying a motion to delay court proceedings while settlement talks are ongoing, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday issued a preliminary ruling against Qualcomm in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit.<br /></span></p>
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<p>Qualcomm must license some of the patents it holds for smartphone modems to firms like Intel, Koh <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-ftc/u-s-court-rules-qualcomm-must-license-technology-to-rivals-idUSKCN1NB2KP">ruled</a> according to <em>Reuters</em>. The company is accused of forcing companies like Apple to buy its wireless chips in exchange for better patent royalty rates. </p>
<p>In fact Apple was in an exclusive modem supply arrangement with Qualcomm for several years, but started mixing in Intel chips with 2016’s iPhone 7, and is now Intel-only with the iPhone XS and XR.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/17/ftc-lawsuit-accuses-qualcomm-of-forcing-apple-to-buy-wireless-chips-in-exchange-for-better-royalties">FTC case</a> is related to an Apple action dating back to January 2017. Apple filed a <a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/20/apple-sues-iphone-modem-supplier-qualcomm-claims-1-billion-in-payments-withheld-over-ftc-probe">$1 billion lawsuit</a> shortly thereafter, marking the beginning of a global legal war, compounded by actions from various government bodies and Qualcomm accusations that Apple <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/25/qualcomm-accuses-apple-of-illegally-sharing-trade-secrets-with-intel-to-fix-chip-performance">handed trade secrets to Intel</a> to improve chip performance.</p>
<p>In August, Qualcomm reached a settlement with Taiwanese antitrust regulators, avoiding a $773 million fine in exchange for paying $93 million and investing $700 million in the country over the course of five years. It has also made deals with parties like Samsung, which like Apple is a major phone customer.</p>
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<p class="gray small byline"> By <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Roger Fingas</a> <br /><span class="gray">Tuesday, November 06, 2018, 01:50 pm PT (04:50 pm ET)</span> </p>
<p> <span><span class="article-leader">Denying a motion to delay court proceedings while settlement talks are ongoing, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Tuesday issued a preliminary ruling against Qualcomm in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit.<br /></span></p>
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<div class="article-img"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/qualcomm-must-license-modem-tech-to-rivals-like-intel-court-rules.jpg" alt="Qualcomm offices" height="371" class="lazy" /><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/qualcomm-must-license-modem-tech-to-rivals-like-intel-court-rules-1.jpg" /></div>
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<p>Qualcomm must license some of the patents it holds for smartphone modems to firms like Intel, Koh <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-ftc/u-s-court-rules-qualcomm-must-license-technology-to-rivals-idUSKCN1NB2KP">ruled</a> according to <em>Reuters</em>. The company is accused of forcing companies like Apple to buy its wireless chips in exchange for better patent royalty rates. </p>
<p>In fact Apple was in an exclusive modem supply arrangement with Qualcomm for several years, but started mixing in Intel chips with 2016’s iPhone 7, and is now Intel-only with the iPhone XS and XR.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/17/ftc-lawsuit-accuses-qualcomm-of-forcing-apple-to-buy-wireless-chips-in-exchange-for-better-royalties">FTC case</a> is related to an Apple action dating back to January 2017. Apple filed a <a href="http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/20/apple-sues-iphone-modem-supplier-qualcomm-claims-1-billion-in-payments-withheld-over-ftc-probe">$1 billion lawsuit</a> shortly thereafter, marking the beginning of a global legal war, compounded by actions from various government bodies and Qualcomm accusations that Apple <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/09/25/qualcomm-accuses-apple-of-illegally-sharing-trade-secrets-with-intel-to-fix-chip-performance">handed trade secrets to Intel</a> to improve chip performance.</p>
<p>In August, Qualcomm reached a settlement with Taiwanese antitrust regulators, avoiding a $773 million fine in exchange for paying $93 million and investing $700 million in the country over the course of five years. It has also made deals with parties like Samsung, which like Apple is a major phone customer.</p>
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