Qualcomm Antitrust Case Raises Far-Reaching National Security Concerns

On February 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will begin hearing oral arguments in a case that could potentially enable China to surpass the U.S. in cutting-edge communications technology. If the ruling of a lower court against San Diego-based Qualcomm in an antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission is upheld, America’s leading source of 5G chip technology would be forced to share its intellectual property with overseas competitors such as Huawei at concessionary prices.