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FTC Won’t Petition SCOTUS to Review Qualcomm Case

The FTC won’t petition the Supreme Court to review its antitrust case against Qualcomm, the agency announced Monday (see 2010280058). Acting Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter cited the “significant headwinds facing the Commission” here but said she continues "to believe that…

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the district court’s conclusion that Qualcomm violated the antitrust laws was entirely correct and that the court of appeals erred in concluding otherwise.” Bold antitrust enforcement is needed more than ever, she said: “I am particularly concerned about the potential for anticompetitive or unfair behavior in the context of standard setting and the FTC will closely monitor conduct in this arena.” Qualcomm didn’t comment.