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Qualcomm will have to face trial against America's trade watchdog over alleged price gouging on its chip designs. Judge Lucy Koh has shot down the California company's motion to dismiss complaints from the FTC over its licensing policies. The FTC has accused Qualcomm of dirty dealings against Apple when it forced the …

  1. Swarthy
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    SEP = Standard Essential Patent

    Maybe I should take the rest of the day off. --->

    It took me a bit (I won't say how long a bit) trying to read it as "Somebody Else's Problem"

    1. David 132 Silver badge
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      Re: SEP = Standard Essential Patent

      You are truly a hoopy frood.

      (if iOS autocorrect had had its way, you would be a "hoppy droid". Cupertino philistines.)

      1. Youngone Silver badge

        Re: SEP = Standard Essential Patent

        Rather shamefully I see it as Symantec Endpoint Protection.

      2. hopkinse
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        Re: SEP = Standard Essential Patent

        May i borrow your towel? I seem to have left mine in a lift

    2. Grade%

      Re: SEP = Standard Essential Patent

      Oh. So it's not a Standard Existential Problem?

      *sigh*

      1. Lyle Dietz

        Re: SEP = Standard Essential Patent

        Is that anything like an Outside Context Problem? If so, I'm going to go and gibber in terror.

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    4. Trigonoceps occipitalis

      Re: SEP = Standard Essential Patent

      System Executive and Plans

      Oh the frivolity had in the lower levels of the organisation.

  2. PM.

    poor Apple !

    How I totally feel for them !

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