Qualcomm faces fresh EU inquiry

Qualcomm, the US mobile phone chipmaker, is facing fresh allegations of anticompetitive conduct in Europe, June 2010 – just six months after seeing off a four-year probe by Europe’s competition watchdog.

The new complaint, being looked at by the European Commission, comes from Icera, a UK rival, which claims that Qualcomm is using patent-related incentives to discourage customers from doing business with Icera.

ESO: Background information: Commission initiates formal proceedings against Qualcomm http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-antitrust-commission-initiates-formal-proceedings-against-qualcomm/

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