Intel, Samsung Pile On Qualcomm By Supporting FTC Lawsuit
May 15, 2017, 7:45 AM by Eric M. Zeman
Intel and Samsung support the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust investigation against Qualcomm and have filed amicus briefs to air their own complaints. The FTC hit Qualcomm with legal action in January and suggested that the company's patent licensing practices may violate monopoly regulations. Intel and Samsung, it would seem, agree. "Intel is ready, willing, and able to compete on the merits in this market that Qualcomm has dominated for years. But Qualcomm has maintained an interlocking web of abusive patent and commercial practices that subverts competition on the merits," said Intel in a blog on its web site. Intel has been unable to crack the smartphone market, which sees more than 1 billion devices ship annually. Samsung, for its part, suggests Qualcomm's unwillingness to play fairly has held back its in-house processor business. "Despite having requested a license from Qualcomm, Samsung cannot sell licensed Exynos chipsets to non-Samsung entities because Qualcomm has refused to license Samsung to make and sell licensed chipsets." Qualcomm argued that the FTC's case is weak and should be dismissed. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for June. Apple filed its own lawsuit against Qualcomm shortly after the FTC concerning the chip-maker's "onerous, unreasonable and costly" licensing terms.
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