The Justice Department said Qualcomm will probably win its appeal because the judge who found the company’s license practices were anti-competitive ignored established antitrust principles and imposed an overly broad remedy. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, Calif. , refused to put her own May 21 ruling on hold while Qualcomm appeals. The Trump administration’s antitrust czar, Makan Delrahim, said last month that misuse of antitrust law could harm competition and innovation. Tuesday’s filing also included statements from Defense Department and Department of Energy officials. The case is FTC v. Qualcomm Inc., 19-16122, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco).

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2019 01:07 UTC