Antitrust: Commission proceedings Qualcomm

Antitrust: Commission proceedings Qualcomm

On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.On 30 August 2007, the Eu Commission decided to initiate proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation No 1/2003 and Article 2(1) of Regulation No 773/2004. The investigation concerns an alleged infringement of Article 82 EC by Qualcomm Inc -, a US chipset manufacturer and holder of IP rights in the CDMA and WCDMA standards for mobile telephony – and results from separate complaints lodged by six European, US and Japanese mobile phone and/or chipset manufacturers. The WCDMA standard forms part of the 3G (third generation) standard for European mobile phone technology (also referred to as “UMTS”). The complaints allege that Qualcomm’s licensing practices are not Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (“FRAND”) and therefore may breach EC competition rules.