The FTC rested its case after six days of testimony that attempted to persuade Judge Lucy Koh that Qualcomm’s licensing and royalty policies were allowing it to operate as a monopoly. The FTC rested its case after six days of testimony that attempted to persuade Judge Lucy Koh that Qualcomm’s licensing and royalty policies were allowing it to operate as a monopoly.
With the entire smartphone industry watching the FTC v. Qualcomm non-jury trial intensely, the FTC rested its case today, the sixth day of proceedings. The trial is expected to last 10-days, and the antitrust agency is trying to prove that the chip maker’s «no license, no chips» policy, and the royalties it demands, makes it a monopoly. The FTC’s argument is that the company’s policies tend to discourage competition.
