Legal Opinion
QUALCOMM Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 23, 1999No. 98-1246PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
In Freeman Engineering Associates v. FCC, 103 F.3d 169 (D.C.Cir.1997), the court held that although the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) could reasonably interpret its rules for awarding pioneer’s preferences to mean that adaptations of technology are not innovative, it had not applied the interpretation equally among all preference applicants to QUAL-COMM’S detriment. See id. at 180. The court granted QUALCOMM’S petition for review, vacated that part of the FCC’s decision denying QUALCOMM’S preference request,…
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