In FTC-Qualcomm Case, Samsung Asks 9th Circuit Not to Disclose Royalty Rates

Samsung asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals not to disclose “highly confidential” royalty rate-related information in Qualcomm’s FTC antitrust case (see 1907090066). Qualcomm July 8 filed a motion that would make public Samsung’s royalty rate information previously sealed by a lower court. Samsung requested (in Pacer) emergency intervention Friday and a ruling on the request by July 29. If Qualcomm’s motion is granted, Samsung royalty rates “under two different licenses would be disclosed to third parties, including other current and future licensors and competitors who could misuse this information to Samsung’s competitive disadvantage,” Samsung said. The company “would face irreparable harm if its highly confidential effective royalty rates under two separate licenses were released publicly,” it said.