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South Korea's FTC is Investigating Samsung Over Apple Antitrust Complaints

Posted September 6, 2012 at 3:49pm by iClarified · 8396 views
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is investing Samsung over Apple's complaints that it is abusing its dominant position in wireless technology, according to Reuters.

The FTC is investigating whether Samsung is unfairly competing in the market by abusing its dominance in wireless technology patents. Apple filed its complaints earlier this year, said an FTC official, who is not authorized to talk to the media.

Notably, the report says Samsung is also being investigated by the European Union for breaches of antitrust rules by accusing other companies of infringing on standard patents.

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