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A class action against technology giant Qualcomm If successful, the UK smartphone has been opened in the UK as a result of payment for users.
Consumer group WhoH? Claimed by about 29 million UKs Apple And Samsung Smartphone user.
This will focus on whether Qualcomm has organized market power and if yes, did it misuse its position as a major company.
Trial, which will run for five weeks in the competition appeal tribunal LondonFrom which side was opened with submission?
Filip Mozar Casey, for whom?
“And Qualcomm, instead of competitive interaction, uses the underlying risk, or sometimes clearly stated threats, to remove chipset supply disruption, software delays, a general discussion of royalty and conditions for license.
“Instead, this is’ unless you take our package at the rate of Qualcomm and on our terms, unless you do that there are no chips”.
“And the terms of Qualcomm include a royalty at a rate that we say it is likely to be inflated. And it is payable on every phone whether it uses Qualcomm’s chips or not.”
If the first test is successful, then the second test focusing on the conduct of Qualcomm will be and the loss by the class, which is? Calculated about 480 million pounds.
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? Between 1 October 2015 and January 92024, all affected Apple and Samsung are demanding losses for smartphones.
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 is expected to submission its initial submission on Tuesday.