{"id":202202,"date":"2021-02-25T19:02:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T19:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=310967"},"modified":"2021-02-25T19:02:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T19:02:10","slug":"uk-consumer-group-hits-qualcomm-with-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/02\/25\/uk-consumer-group-hits-qualcomm-with-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"UK consumer group hits Qualcomm with lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tUK consumer advocacy group Which? filed a lawsuit against Qualcomm, accusing the chip company of abusing its dominant market position to overcharge for its products and seeking millions in restitution for smartphone users.<\/p>\n

Among other things, the group argued Qualcomm\u2019s practice of refusing to licence patents to competitors was \u201cunlawful\u201d and contributed to inflated smartphone prices.<\/p>\n

Anabel Hoult, Which? chief executive, stated Qualcomm\u2019s strategy was \u201canticompetitive\u201d and had \u201cso far taken around \u00a3480m from UK consumers\u2019 pockets\u201d. She added the lawsuit was intended to send \u201ca clear warning\u201d to companies which employ \u201cmanipulative practices\u201d.<\/p>\n

If successful, the group said the lawsuit could allow UK consumers who purchased a Samsung or Apple device on or after 1 October 2015 to reclaim between \u00a35 and \u00a330 each.<\/p>\n

A Qualcomm representative told Mobile World Live there was \u201cno basis” for the legal action, adding the claims made against it \u201cwere effectively put to rest\u201d by a US court in 2020.<\/p>\n

In August 2020, Qualcomm won a legal battle against the US Federal Trade Commission [1] (FTC) over its patent licensing practices, after an appeals court determined its actions did not violate competition law. Subsequent efforts by the FTC to overturn the ruling failed [2].<\/p>\n

The company lost earlier spats with regulators in Korea [3] and Taiwan [4] over similar issues, and was fined twice [5] by the European Commission for alleged abuses of its market position.<\/p>\n

[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/qualcomm-wins-appeal-in-ftc-patent-row
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/court-kills-ftc-bid-to-rehash-qualcomm-spat
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/qualcomm-tackles-korea-court-over-kftc-fine
\n[4] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/qualcomm-settles-taiwan-competition-battle
\n[5] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/ec-makes-qualcomm-pay-for-umts-breaches<\/p>\n\n

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