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Qualcomm Gets Partial Stay on FTC’s Antitrust Ruling

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Aaron Tilley
· · Source: Reuters

Mobile chip giant Qualcomm is getting a partial stay on the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust ruling against the company. In May, the FTC won an antitrust lawsuit against the company that would require it to renegotiate its chip and patent deals. With the partial stay, the company will not have to renegotiate these deals while it’s filing for appeal. One of the more interesting parts to the...

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