Commission closes formal proceedings against Qualcomm

The European Commission has decided to close formal antitrust proceedings against Qualcomm Incorporated, a US chipset manufacturer, concerning an alleged breach of EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant market position (Article 82).

The Commission has been investigating since 1 October 2007 whether the royalties that Qualcomm has been charging since its patented technology became part of Europe's 3G standard are unreasonably high but has not as yet reached formal conclusions.

All complainants have now withdrawn or indicated their intention to withdraw their complaints, and the Commission has therefore to decide where best to focus its resources and priorities. In view of this, the Commission does not consider it appropriate to invest further resources in this case.

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