Judge Koh’s Monopolization Mania: Her Novel Antitrust Assault Against Qualcomm Is an Abuse of Antitrust Theory

Abstract

I. Introduction: A Blockbuster Decision II. The Typology of Antitrust Offenses ... A. Per Se Offenses ... B. Rule of Reason Cases ... C. Per Se Legality or “No-Duty” Rules III. FTC v. Qualcomm ... A. The Complaint and the Ohlhausen Dissent ... B. The Monopolization Issue ... C. Market Definition ... D. Trinko and the Antitrust Duty to Deal ... E. Qualcomm’s Pricing Policy—The Use of Constant Rates ... F. The FTC Valuation Dilemma … G. Qualcomm Efficiency Justifications IV. Conclusio