Qualcomm also said that the commission’s theory in the lawsuit — that Qualcomm’s patent licensing practices amounted to a “tax” on smartphone makers, generating profits that Qualcomm then put to work undercutting its rivals — was unprecedented in antitrust law. Qualcomm shares shot up 23 percent last month when it resolved a legal conflict with Apple, but then declined 15 percent after Koh’s ruling. San Diego-based Qualcomm makes cellphone processors and modem chips, but generates most of its profit by licensing its technology to mobile phone makers. She also ruled that Qualcomm must offer to license its patents on fair terms to rival chipmakers such as MediaTek Inc (聯發科). If Koh reject’s Qualcomm’s request to put the ruling on hold during the appeals process, Qualcomm would then ask the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to do the same.

Source: Taipei Times May 29, 2019 15:56 UTC