Regulating Abuse of SEPs in Mobile Communications Market : Reviewing 1st and 2nd Qualcomm Cases in Korea

The purpose of this chapter is to analyze the 1st and 2nd Qualcomm cases of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) from a legal perspective. This chapter examines and analyzes some of the competition law issues in the two cases. The review deals with the issue of defining relevant markets, the criteria for determining whether there is a violation or evasion of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) commitment, the competition law assessment of FRAND commitment infringements, and the theories and establishment of competitive harm