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General Court of the EU annuls Commission’s Qualcomm Article 102 decision on Apple LTE chipset exclusivity: procedural breaches and failure to assess anticompetitive effects

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CASE HUB ARCHIVED -this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 15 June 2022; it is no longer maintained. See further, timeline and related cases and commentary

Case facts

Outline

Appeal before the General Court challenging the European Commission’s 24 January 2022 decision fining Qualcomm for abusing a dominant position in the worldwide market for 4G Long‑Term Evolution (LTE) baseband chipsets by making substantial exclusivity payments to Apple on the basis that it would not obtain supplies from competitors (Case AT.40220).

Latest development

On 15 June 2022, the General Court delivered its judgment, upholding the appeal in full. It found multiple procedural irregularities that impaired Qualcomm’s rights of defence and invalidated the Commission’s analysis of the conduct alleged against Qualcomm.

Parties

Appellant: Qualcomm, Inc (Qualcomm): A US‑based business designing and marketing wireless telecommunications products and services from 157 sites worldwide; the world’s largest supplier of baseband chipsets.
Defendant: European Commission (the Commission)

Market(s)

Market for 4G Long‑Term Evolution (LTE) baseband chipsets. Baseband chipsets process both voice and data transmissions in smartphones...

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