Qualcomm must license SEPs to competitors, in win for FTC

07-11-2018

Qualcomm must license SEPs to competitors, in win for FTC

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District Judge Lucy Koh yesterday ruled that Qualcomm must license its standard-essential patents (SEPs) to competitors, delivering a blow to the semiconductor company in its competition dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).


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