Ford, Daimler, Intel and MediaTek were among a group of 21 which pleaded for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to contest a successful legal appeal by Qualcomm overturning a patent licensing decision.
In a letter, the group of companies and industry associations urged the FTC to push for a rehearing of the case which went the way of Qualcomm [1] earlier this month.
The decision overturned a judgement from 2019 [2] which would have forced the chip giant to renegotiate old patent deals with customers. It was the latest in a series of long-running rows between industry players and authorities over global patent licensing practices [3].
Backers of continued action argued if the latest decision was allowed to stand and set a precedent, it would “endanger domestic competitiveness” and weaken the FTC’s hand in similar competition action.
They added the appeals court had conducted a “faulty application of competition law”, adding Qualcomm’s licensing practices “reinforced its product monopoly, excluded rivals, and harmed the competitive process”.
The letter was signed by a number of large companies in the automotive sector including Honda and Tesla, along with a range of other parties including the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Center for Democracy and Technology, Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), and technology giant HP.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/qualcomm-wins-appeal-in-ftc-patent-row
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/court-slaps-strict-licensing-rules-on-qualcomm
[3] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/ec-adds-5g-to-list-of-qualcomm-gripes
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