ICLE Ninth Circuit Amicus Brief in FTC v. Qualcomm
INTRODUCTION The district court’s decision is disconnected from the underlying economics of the case. It improperly applied antitrust doctrine to the facts, and the result . . .
FTC v. Qualcomm, Brief of Amici Curiae International Center for Law & Economics and Scholars of Law & Economics
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O competition, we stand on guard for thee
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