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A landmark class action trial against tech veteran QualcommPossible to pay for millions of UK smartphone users, ready to start this week.
Consumer champion Which one? In the UK, some 29 million Apple and Samsung have introduced claims from users.
The five -week legal proceedings starting on October 6 at the London competition Appeal Tribunal will first investigate whether Qualcomm organized and exploited enough market power.
Whether this initial phase should prove successful, the later test will address £ 480 million in the test of Qualcomm’s specific conduct and damage to the affected consumers.
Which one? Accused Qualcomm violated the UK competition law by taking advantage of his dominance in patent-licensing and chipset markets.
This claims that it was capable of charging manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung for Qualcomm Technology license, then passed to consumers as high prices or low quality smartphones.
Which one? Looking for damage to all the affected Apple And Samsung Smartphones were purchased between 1 October 2015 and January 92024.
It estimates that individual consumers can be due to an average of £ 17 per phone when the action is successful.
Which one? Said that the action for consumers to get prevention was “important” and “to send a clear message to powerful companies like” Qualcomm, if they are engaged in harmful, anticomtative practices, which are ready to take action “.
Which one? Chief Executive Annabel Hult said: “This test is a very big moment. It shows how consumers’ power – by which is supported? – The largest companies can be used to catch the largest companies if they misuse their main condition.
“Without whom? Millions of affected Britain consumers bring this claim, it would not be realistic for people to find losses from the company on a personal basis – so it is so important that consumers can come together and claim that they can claim that prevention.”
Qualcomm has been approached for comment.