Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 28 January 2021 – Qualcomm Inc., Qualcomm Europe Inc. v European Commission
(Case C-466/19 P) 1
(Appeal – Competition – Abuse of dominant position – Market for UMTS-compliant baseband chipsets – Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 – Article 18(3) – Decision to request information – Necessity of the information requested – Proportionality – Burden of proof – Self-incrimination)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellants: Qualcomm Inc., Qualcomm Europe Inc. (represented by: M. Pinto de Lemos Fermiano Rato, avocat, and M. Davilla, dikigoros)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: H. van Vliet, G. Conte, M. Farley and C. Urraca Caviedes, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the appeal;
Orders Qualcomm Inc. and Qualcomm Europe Inc. to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 263, 5.8.2019.