Appeals Court Reverses Antirust Ruling in FTC vs Qualcomm

It’s been over three years since the United States FTC had charged Qualcomm with antitrust violations over cellular modem patents and business practices, a suit which had received a ruling in May of 2019 in disfavour of Qualcomm and which resulted in an injunction for Qualcomm to renegotiate its licensing agreements with its customers. Qualcomm had subsequently appealed the ruling, putting the order on hold, and today, a year later, the appeals panel from the District Court for Northern California has finally issued an opinion, reversing and vacating the injunction, resulting in a win for Qualcomm at this moment in time.