Intel and Samsung support the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust investigation against Qualcomm and have filed amicus briefs making public their 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 look to 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.
Samsung 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.
