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Antitrust penalties, Qualcomm will appeal

Antitrust penalties, Qualcomm will appeal


Following the Chinese in mainland China, South Korea and other countries, China's fair that the global mobile phone chip Qualcomm (Qualcomm) illegal competition act, resorted to heavy penalties Ersansiyi yuan. Qualcomm issued a press release yesterday that disagreed and will seek a reprieve and appeal. Fair will emphasize that the punishment has its basis and basis, absolutely reasonable, not afraid of appeal; Qualcomm's No.1 competitor MediaTek also expressed support for fair judgment.
For the fair resolution, Qualcomm is to publish the official press release way to respond to that do not agree with the fair in Taiwan will release the resolution, and to receive the punishment in the next few weeks, to the court of Taiwan, requesting the suspension of any possible behavior measures, and that the resolution of the appeal.
Qualcomm stressed that the fine and Qualcomm in Taiwan revenue amount or activity, there is no reasonable relationship, Qualcomm will impose the amount of fines and the way of appeal.
The fine is not reasonable for Qualcomm's Fair will point out that the penalty has its basis and calculation methods, not only for the high sales amount of wafer foundries, and mobile phone right gold, and damage to the competitors, before and after the calculation of up to seven years, the amount of penalty is reasonable, not afraid of appeal.
Fairness will be emphasized, because Qualcomm in the investigation process is quite coordinated, has considered its good attitude to cooperate with the investigation, a lighter discretion.
Qualcomm in recent years gradually suffered in South Korea and Taiwan in the hundreds of billions of dollars of high antitrust fines, investigation of the country and the United States and the European Union; at the same time, Apple has said the withholding of patent gold to Qualcomm, and therefore the two sides outbreak of litigation.
Qualcomm's rival MediaTek released yesterday also heavy news pointed out that the fair punishment contributes to establishing a fair and reasonable competitive environment, consistent with the international trend and standards for such results agree and support.
MediaTek singled out, fair thirty days to dispose of the service requirements of high time, shall be notified in writing to competitors and chip factory in the mobile phone, receive notification within sixty days of the proposed amendment or a new set of high technology patent licensing contract, which requires the expression of approval.

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