South Korean Court Refuses to Suspend Patent Order Against Qualcomm

A South Korean court rejected Qualcomm Inc.’s request to suspend an order by the country’s antitrust agency to take corrective action on the way it licenses patents. In December, the Korea Fair Trade Commission fined Qualcomm 1.03 trillion won ($912.34 million) for what it called unfair business practices in patent licensing and modem chip sales.

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