FTC admits defeat, abandons Qualcomm antitrust suit after four years
(Android Central)

The trade commission will not take the case to the Supreme Court. What you need to know The FTC has ended its antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm after four years. The trade body won the initial ruling in 2019, but U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the verdict and sided with Qualcomm. The lawsuit was scheduled to make its way to the Supreme Court, but the FTC has announced that it will not do so. The FTC`s four-year antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm has come to an end. To recount the events, the FTC initially filed the case back in 2017 alleging that Qualcomm engaged in `anti-competitive supply and licensing terms` that `strangled competition` in the LTE modem segment, with Intel and Samsung backing the trade body`s efforts. Qualcomm`s licensing model includes charging a royalty based on the device`s overall cost, and with the best Android phones starting at well over $1,000, the FTC wanted the vendor to change its licensing terms. The agency noted that Qualcomm be...