12 June 2017Patents
European Commission opens investigation into Qualcomm over merger
The European Commission has opened an investigation into the proposed $47 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors by semiconductor company Qualcomm.
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23 January 2017 Apple has sued Qualcomm, accusing the semiconductor company of abusing its monopoly in the mobile device market to gain unfair royalties from Apple’s inventions.
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