EC Statement: Antitrust - Commission opens proceedings against Samsung
( January 31, 2012, 10:45 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission has opened an investigation into Samsung Electronics, suspected of distorting competition on the mobile phone market. The Brussels regulator will examine whether the company's move to sue several rivals for alleged patent breaches amounted to a failure to honour a commitment to license essential patents for mobile phones on "fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms." This failure to license could be considered an abuse of Samsung's dominant position on the market.Read the full statement below:...
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