In September 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for a rehearing of the August 2020 decision of a panel of that court in siding with Qualcomm on the issue of whether the chip maker’s licensing practices are anticompetitive. Following the denial of that petition, the FTC has decided not to get the U.S. Supreme Court involved, and therefore, has unequivocally decided to throw in the towel.
The FTC, however, remains convinced that Qualcomm’s practices absolutely demonstrate anticompetitive behavior and that the court has made a bad call.
