According to foreign reports, sources said the US mobile chip maker Qualcomm on Tuesday night to the Seoul Central District Court proceedings, requiring the court to terminate the South Korean antitrust authorities Fair Trade Commission (FTC) made an unfair ruling late last year.

Wednesday is also the South Korean Fair Trade Commission had set a statutory deadline. In the Commission to send Qualcomm to improve the official documents at the same time, has provided Qualcomm 30 days to decide whether to appeal. pps272

At the end of December last year, the Fair Trade Commission imposed a 1.03 trillion won ($ 854 million) antitrust fine on Qualcomm, setting the highest penalty for Korean antitrust history. The committee said at the time that Qualcomm’s dominance in the mobile chip market forced South Korea’s mobile phone manufacturers to pay some unnecessary royalties. And also rejects or restricts the use of its standard patented technology to competitors in the field of chip manufacturing (such as Samsung Electronics), hampering fair competition. It was alleged that the Commission had received complaints from industry companies in 2014 and launched an antitrust investigation of Qualcomm.

The Fair Trade Commission requires QUALCOMM to correct its business practices and to consult with the chip maker’s counterparts on patent licensing issues in real terms, without making unfair requests, such as limiting which authorized customers can sell chips to potential customers. In addition, Qualcomm was also canceled in the mobile phone manufacturers signed with the modem chip sales agreement on some should not charge the patent too much of the request. If the mobile phone manufacturers to re-negotiate on the terms of the contract, Qualcomm must agree. lm2936mp-5.0/nopb

Qualcomm denied the allegations and said it would apply for a moratorium on the rectification order of the Fair Trade Commission and appeal to the Seoul High Court in respect of the decision. Qualcomm also expressed serious disagreement with the decision announced by the Fair Trade Commission that the decision violated the facts and laws and violated the rights set forth by the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS).

Samsung Group, the actual controller of the last week because of allegedly to the South Korean President Pu Gui Hui girlfriend bribes were arrested, he was charged with the government in exchange for its inheritance. The prosecution is also investigating the impact of Samsung Group on the Korea Fair Trade Commission, and in January last year, just retired as vice chairman of the agency Kim Hak-hyun to inquire. Don Rosenberg, General Counselor of Qualcomm, said on Monday that “this erroneous decision stems from an unfair process, which we believe has been a significant impact on business interests.” The recent survey of the Samsung Group and the Fair Trade Commission The report of the former president ‘s relationship raises our high concern that the vice – chairman is in charge of our case.

Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics each year to be paid to Qualcomm 1.5 trillion won royalties. South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission ruling results, is conducive to Korean companies to reduce the royalties paid to Qualcomm.

Up to now, Qualcomm Korea has not commented on this report. “Qualcomm’s dispute with the Korea Fair Trade Commission will focus on whether Qualcomm will pay patent fees unfairly to Korean manufacturers and whether the fair trade committee’s fines are accurate,” the source said.