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  • Qualcomm reaches $93M antitrust settlement in Taiwan - CNET

    9 days ago - By CNET

    Contributing to local economic development, such as 5G deployment, is also part of the deal.
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  • Qualcomm reaches a deal with Taiwanese regulators

    Qualcomm reaches a deal with Taiwanese regulators

    9 days ago - By GSMArena

    Qualcomm's legal department is working overtime lately. It's got Apple's lawsuits, Korea Fair Trade Commission's $927 million fine and the European Commission $1.2 billion fine to contest.
    Now at least the American firm reached a deal with the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission. The dispute started back in 2017 and the original fine was $778 million because Qualcomm is refusing to sell chips to OEMs that wouldn't agree to specific patent-licensing terms. In addition, Qualcomm was making a royalty discount in exchange for exclusivity for the modem chips in iPhones.
    At the end, instead...
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  • Qualcomm and Taiwanese regulators settle $774 million antitrust suit

    Qualcomm and Taiwanese regulators settle $774 million antitrust suit

    9 days ago - By The Verge

    After being slapped with a $774 million fine for antitrust violations, Qualcomm has reached an agreement with Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission to remedy the situation. The California-based tech giant will only be forced to pay $93 million of the initial fine - money which it has already paid - and it must follow a handful of other rules put in place by the Taiwanese regulator.
    The dispute arose after Taiwan's regulator said that the chip maker abused its monopoly power over smartphone modems by putting higher patent licensing fees on companies that use the devices in their products. Last...
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  • Qualcomm settles long-running antitrust case with Taiwan regulators

    Qualcomm settles long-running antitrust case with Taiwan regulators

    9 days ago - By The Inquirer

    Will now focus its energies on 5G
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  • Qualcomm settles vastly reduced Taiwan antitrust fine

    9 days ago - By Phys.org

    US chipmaking giant Qualcomm on Friday agreed a sharply reduced fine with Taiwan after officials said it had harmed market competition and manipulated prices, as it faces a number of probes worldwide.
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  • Qualcomm Settles with Taiwan Over Patent Licensing Practices

    9 days ago - By Phone Scoop

    Qualcomm has reached an agreement with Taiwan to close an investigation concerning its patent licensing practices. Qualcomm will pay a fine of $93 million, and has promised to invest some $700 million in Taiwan over the next five years. Taiwan had accused Qualcomm of improperly pressuring partners that wanted to use its chips with high royalty rates. Taiwan also accused Qualcomm of cutting Apple a discount on royalties to use its chips over that of competing firms. Qualcomm will have to license patents to its competitors, including Intel and MediaTek, at fair and reasonable rates before it...
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  • Qualcomm Settles Taiwan Antitrust Case, Fine Slashed By 90%

    9 days ago - By Android Headlines

    Qualcomm settled its antitrust dispute with the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, having managed to effectively reduce the original $773 million fine it was hit with last year by nearly 90-percent, the company announced Thursday. Following nearly a year of legal battles , the company successfully concluded the case that first saw it penalized for monopolistic behavior and unfair patent licensing practices with a range of concessions, describing the new agreement as beneficial for both parties. The equivalent of $89 million in fines the chipmaker already paid since last October will be kept by...
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