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Qualcomm didn't coerce Apple or Samsung, Which says in dropping UK mass claim

By Simon Zekaria ( February 17, 2026, 17:42 GMT | Insight) -- A collective lawsuit targeting Qualcomm over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the supply of chips and in patent-licensing deals for iPhones and for Android-equipped smartphones is to be withdrawn by UK consumer-advocacy body Which. Which said it will apply to the UK's antitrust court “for permission to withdraw the proceedings in their entirety” without Qualcomm making any payment to either Which or the class of millions of phone buyers.A collective lawsuit targeting Qualcomm over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the supply of chips and in patent-licensing deals for iPhones and for Android-equipped smartphones is to be withdrawn by UK consumer-advocacy body Which....

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