European General Court throws out €1 billion fine against Qualcomm

Chip firm Qualcomm won its fight against a €1 billion fine imposed on it by the European Commission for allegedly bribing Apple into using its chips.
The European General Court essentially decided that procedural irregularities in the initial investigation by the European Commission ‘affected Qualcomm’s rights of defence’, and has moved to annul the hefty fine.
The EC slapped Qualcomm with the €997 million ticket back in 2018 for what it called ‘abuse of dominan