UK Case Claiming Qualcomm Inflated iPhone Prices to Be Withdrawn

A large UK user suit alleging that Qualcomm inflated iPhone prices done its patent licensing practices volition beryllium withdrawn with nary outgo (via Reuters).


The suit raised connected behalf of 29 cardinal UK smartphone buyers volition beryllium withdrawn pursuing an statement with the British user relation Which?, which had filed the lawsuit seeking £480 cardinal successful compensation for consumers who purchased Apple oregon Samsung devices since 2015.

Which? alleged that Qualcomm abused a ascendant marketplace presumption by requiring manufacturers to get a licence for its modular indispensable patents earlier purchasing chipsets. The suit claimed this argumentation compelled Apple and Samsung to wage royalties adjacent erstwhile Qualcomm chips were not utilized successful their devices, thereby expanding the outgo of smartphones sold to consumers.

The lawsuit had already proceeded to proceedings past twelvemonth earlier the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, but the tribunal had not yet issued a ruling. Which? said it volition present use to retreat the lawsuit aft concluding the tribunal would apt find that Qualcomm did not coerce Apple oregon Samsung into licensing agreements oregon enforce unfair terms. The enactment besides said it believed the tribunal would find Qualcomm's practices did not interruption contention instrumentality oregon pb to higher smartphone prices.

The withdrawal represents the latest improvement successful a long-running bid of disputes involving Qualcomm's patent licensing exemplary and Apple's reliance connected the company's cellular technology. Starting with the C1 modem successful the iPhone 16e, Apple is present transitioning distant from Qualcomm modems to its ain customized cellular chips.
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