Judge Lucy H. Koh has ruled that Qualcomm’s
Judge Lucy H. Koh has ruled that Qualcomm’s “no license, no chips” business policy to be anti-competitive, stifling the industry and causing harm to its competitors, customers, and the general public. The ruling will force Qualcomm to renegotiate contracts with its customers and also license its patents to other chip makers at reasonable prices and agree to be monitored for seven years to show that it is complying with the court order.
For years, Qualcomm’s stranglehold on the smartphone chip industry has forced many of its competitors to abandon the market segment.
