U.S. Judge Koh Blocks Qualcomm’s Request to Put Antitrust Ruling on Hold

(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled against Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O) effort to block the implementation of a sweeping antitrust ruling against it as the mobile chip supplier pursues an appeal that could take more than a year to wind through the courts. Qualcomm has argued in court that the ruling could hamper critical […]
Ruling in Qualcomm Antitrust Case Makes Zero Sense—Here’s Why

In a ruling by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on the case against Qualcomm brought by the Federal Trade Commission, the judge ruled that Qualcomm used its dominant position in the marketplace to squeeze out rivals and also force device makers to pay higher prices for its patents. Koh ordered that Qualcomm renegotiate licensing agreements […]