Qualcomm’s licensing model declared legal

Qualcomm has won an appeal against an anti-trust suit brought by the US Federal Trade Commission. Qualcomm’s practice of making customers sign broadly drawn patent licence agreements before  selling them chips was declared legal. Qualcomm’s practice of requiring patent licences from mobile OEMs which do not use Qualcomm chips was also held to be within ...

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