Observers question FTC claims in Qualcomm lawsuit

Alex Wilts

24 February 2017

Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego (Credit: Wikipedia/Coolcaesar)

Observers yesterday said the Federal Trade Commission’s recent complaint against Qualcomm is unclear, and questioned the legal theory the agency used to bring the case over the chipmaker’s allegedly anticompetitive patent licensing practices.

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