Nokia has defended Qualcomm in its standard-essential patent (SEP) dispute with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has also responded to Nokia’s arguments. District Judge Lucy Koh allowed the FTC to file a response to Nokia’s amicus brief at the US District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, on October 12. The competition dispute between Qualcomm and the FTC dates back to January 2017, when the commission accused the company of using unfair licensing tactics to maintain a monopoly in the supply of semiconductor devices. Now, telecommunications company Nokia has filed an amicus brief in Qualcomm’s favour. Nokia warned against “novel and surprising interpretations” of the regulations governing SEPs which may have unintended consequences for SEP owners and the wider industry.

Source: WIPR