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Federal judge finds Qualcomm patent practices violated antitrust law

By Melissa Quinn
Published May 22, 2019 5:15pm ET
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Federal judge finds Qualcomm patent practices violated antitrust law
Qualcomm introduces their 5G mobile network at CES International Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Las Vegas. The Qualcomm 5G platform release is scheduled for later in 2019. | (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Qualcomm violated federal antitrust law and engaged in tactics deliberately intended to limit competition in the cellphone chip market, a federal judge in California ruled Tuesday in a victory for federal regulators.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California sided with the Federal Trade Commission in the suit, which was filed in 2017.

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