Anybody who purchased a Samsung or Apple telephone between 2015 and 2024 may very well be due compensation if a category motion swimsuit in opposition to know-how large Qualcomm is profitable.
Client group Which? has introduced the declare on behalf of round 29 million telephone customers.
Which? alleges Qualcomm breached UK competitors regulation by benefiting from its dominance within the patent-licensing and chipset markets.
It claims this resulted in Qualcomm with the ability to cost producers corresponding to Apple and Samsung inflated charges for know-how licences, which have then been handed on to customers within the type of larger costs or lower-quality smartphones.
The trial will run for 5 weeks from immediately on the Competitors Enchantment Tribunal in London.
If Which?’s first trial is profitable, there will likely be a second trial specializing in Qualcomm’s conduct and the harm suffered by the category, that Which? has calculated at round £480m.
Which? is looking for damages for all affected Apple and Samsung smartphones bought between 1 October 2015 and 9 January 2024.
