Qualcomm’s Opposition to 

Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Brief

Case No. 5:17-cv-00220-LHK

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CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP

Gary A. Bornstein (pro hac vice)

gbornstein@cravath.com

Yonatan Even (pro hac vice)

yeven@cravath.com

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, New York 10019-7475

Telephone: (212) 474-1000

Facsimile: (212) 474-3700

KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP

Robert A. Van Nest (SBN 84065)

rvannest@keker.com

Eugene M. Paige (SBN 202849)

epaige@keker.com

Justina Sessions (SBN 270914)

jsessions@keker.com

633 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Telephone: (415) 391-5400

Facsimile: (415) 397-7188

Attorneys for Defendant

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Richard S. Taffet (pro hac vice)

richard.taffet@morganlewis.com

101 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10178-0060

Tel: (212) 309-6000

Fax: (212) 309-6001

MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Willard K. Tom (pro hac vice)

willard.tom@morganlewis.com

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 

Washington, DC 20004-2541

Telephone: (202) 739-3000

Facsimile: (202) 739-3001

MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

Geoffrey T. Holtz (SBN 191370)

geoffrey.holz@morganlewis.com

One Market, Spear Street Tower

San Francisco, CA 94105-1596

Telephone: (415) 442-1000

Facsimile: (415) 442-1001

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, a Delaware 

corporation,

Defendant.

Case No. 5:17-cv-00220-LHK

DEFENDANT QUALCOMM 

INCORPORATED’S OPPOSITION TO 

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AN 

AMICUS BRIEF

Date: February 21, 2019

Time: 1:30 PM

Courtroom: 8, 4th Floor

Judge: Hon. Lucy H. Koh

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1 Qualcomm’s Opposition to 

Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Brief

Case No. 5:17-cv-00220-LHK

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Defendant Qualcomm Incorporated (“Qualcomm”) respectfully opposes the Motion of 

ACT | The App Association (“ACT”) and Computer & Communications Industry Association 

(“CCIA”) for Leave To File an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of the Federal Trade 

Commission’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (the “Motion”, ECF No. 857). When ACT 

and CCIA requested Qualcomm’s position on their forthcoming Motion, Qualcomm informed 

their counsel that it did not consent and, to avoid burdening the Court, informed ACT and CCIA 

that they may include in their Motion Qualcomm’s position as follows:

“Qualcomm does not consent to the belated filing of an amicus 

brief by ACT and CCIA, one week before Qualcomm’s opposition 

to the motion is due, on an issue the FTC asserts may be decided as 

a matter of law without reference to industry practice. In addition 

to the timing problem, and the irrelevance of ACT and CCIA’s 

views, both organizations are affiliated with firms that are actively 

litigating against Qualcomm in other forums. For example, Apple 

is one of ACT’s sponsors. Intel and NVIDIA are CCIA members. 

Moreover, counsel for ACT and CCIA has previously appeared in 

this case as counsel for Broadcom, which recently tried to acquire 

Qualcomm in a hostile transaction.”

The ACT and CCIA did not include the above statement in their Motion. Regardless, for 

the reasons set forth in the above statement, Qualcomm respectfully submits that ACT and 

CCIA’s participation as amicus curiae will not be useful to the Court in assessing whether the 

FTC is entitled to partial summary judgment as a matter of law and will be prejudicial to 

Qualcomm. Qualcomm therefore requests that the Court deny the Motion.

Dated: September 18, 2018

Respectfully submitted,

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP,

 /s/ Gary A. Bornstein ___________

Gary A. Bornstein

Yonatan Even

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Tel: (212) 474-1000

Fax: (212) 474-3700

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2 Motion for Leave to Take Deposition

Case No. 5:17-cv-00220-LHK

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gbornstein@cravath.com

yeven@cravath.com

Robert A. Van Nest

Eugene M. Paige 

Justina Sessions

KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP

633 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Tel: (415) 391-5400

Fax: (415) 397-7188

rvannest@keker.com

abhansali@keker.com

epaige@keker.com

Richard S. Taffet 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

101 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10178-0060

Tel: (212) 309-6000

Fax: (212) 309-6001

richard.taffet@morganlewis.com

Willard K. Tom

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20004-2541

Tel: (202) 739-3000

Fax: (202) 739 3001 

willard.tom@morganlewis.com

Geoffrey T. Holtz

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

One Market, Spear Street Tower

San Francisco, CA 94105-1126

Tel: (415) 442-1000

Fax: (415) 442-1001

geoffrey.holtz@morganlewis.com

Attorneys for Qualcomm Incorporated

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