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Qualcomm dusts off dominance-abuse defenses as UK mass claim arrives at trial

By Simon Zekaria ( October 3, 2025, 14:29 GMT | Comment) -- When Qualcomm appears in a UK court next week for the trial of a mass claim over smartphone chip patent licensing and supply, it won't be a stranger to such litigation, which alleges dominance abuse and consumer harm. It will have to defend itself against the bold claim that its behaviors pushed up prices for consumers' smartphones. But the claimant also has a series of challenges in a fight that will be a must-watch in the telecom industry and beyond.More than four years after Qualcomm was served with a mass suit over smartphone chip licensing and supply deals, the US chipmaker will now test its multilayered defense against dominance abuse and consumer harm allegations at trial....

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