Quinn Emanuel Partners Miguel Rato and Marixenia Davilla Secure Complete Withdrawal of Class Action for Qualcomm

Quinn Emanuel partners Miguel Rato and Marixenia Davilla secured the complete withdrawal of a £480 million ($650 million) class action before the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal against Qualcomm, following the Class Representative’s decision to abandon the proceedings in their entirety, subject to Tribunal approval.

Following a hard-fought battle spanning five years—including a gargantuan five-week trial in autumn 2025—the Class Representative agreed to apply to withdraw the claim in full. Under the agreement between the parties, Qualcomm will make no payment to the Class Representative or the proposed class, and approval of the withdrawal application will conclude the claim against Qualcomm.

This agreement has been reached between the parties because the Class Representative has concluded, based on the evidence, and the arguments at trial, that the Tribunal will find that:
(a) Qualcomm did not coerce Apple, Apple’s Chipset Manufacturers (“CMs”), or Samsung to sign any patent licences or chipset agreements;
(b) Qualcomm did not leverage its position as a chipset supplier to coerce Apple, Apple’s CMs, or Samsung to agree to any licensing terms; and
(c) Qualcomm’s licensing and chipset practices did not infringe competition laws, did not result in inflated royalties, and did not lead to an increase in prices consumers paid for their mobile phones.

The QE team on the case also included Nicolas Papageorges, Evangelia Petsa, and Julie Lacoste.

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