Qualcomm has been appointed as a superintendent by the United States Antitrust Management Authority for being a monopolist as a patent holder and chip maker. Apparently, San Diego has no plans to submit to oversight while the appeal proceeds, leading LG to file a complaint with the federal court in San Jose, California.
The Korean company claims Qualcomm is delaying supervision until it can sign LG into yet another unfair deal.
The Seoul-based group was backed by the US Federal Trade Commission, which stated that it is in the public interest to allow the antitrust rule to stop, otherwise, the appeal could take years before any decision.
The filings follow a decision from last month that ordered Qualcomm to modify its "No License Without Chip" business model in order to stop its monopoly on the chip market.
Qualcomm said the appeal would be pursued as the decision entails a radical restructuring of its business relationships in ways that are impossible to reverse if it wins the appeal. However, the court filed with JongSang Lee, LG's general counsel, stated that the phone maker is relying on Qualcomm for its modem chips and that San Diego is applying pressure to sign a new patent license, as the current license expires on June 30.
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