Qualcomm’s get versus antitrust regulators in Europe was confirmed on Friday, just after the latter reportedly said that they would not attractiveness a court ruling in favour of the chip designer. EU regulators experienced accused Qualcomm in 2018 of paying billions of bucks to Apple from 2011 to 2016, to block out rivals like Intel. A European court experienced beforehand criticised the competition watchdog more than procedural irregularities, whilst ruling against the EUR 997 million (about Rs. 8,000 crore) good in opposition to Qualcomm.
In accordance to a report by Reuters, the European Commission announced on Friday that it will not attraction the Normal Court’s determination in June to scrap its EUR 997 million (around Rs. 8,000 crore) high-quality from chipmaker Qualcomm. The regulator has reportedly resolved to scrap the offer about the issue of winning about the European Court of Justice.
A spokesperson verified the progress to Reuters, stating: “The Commission has meticulously examined the judgment of the General Court in the Qualcomm [exclusivity payments] case and made a decision not to attraction to the Courtroom of Justice.”
Again in June, the Standard Court ruled versus the EU regulator’s great on the chipmaker, whilst criticising ‘procedural irregularities’ on its element, which afflicted the chipmaker’s proper of defence in court docket, as for every the report.
The situation dates to a 2018 determination in which the European Fee accused Qualcomm of having to pay billions of dollars to Apple from 2011 to 2016, to block out rival chipmakers like Intel and assure that the Cupertino business uses its chips in iPhone and iPad versions. The Normal Court ruled versus the EUR 997 million (approximately Rs. 8,000 crore) in June.
