Terrific news. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, in a 3-0 ruling, smacked down government lawyers who sought to hang Qualcomm for being successful and the federal judge who entertained their antitrust adventurism.
The Federal Trade Commission in the waning days of the Obama Administration sued Qualcomm under the Sherman Act. According to the government, the technology company leveraged its dominance in the modem market to charge smart-phone manufacturers excessive royalties for “standard essential patents” that…
