U.S. Paints Qualcomm Ex-Licensing Chief as Monopoly Enforcer
- Eric Reifschneider’s name keeps coming up during trial
- Government brandishes President Amon’s own notes of meeting
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One name keeps coming up during a trial over the U.S. government’s claim that Qualcomm Inc. illegally sought to monopolize the smartphone chip market: Eric Reifschneider.
The Federal Trade Commission, with the assistance of Huawei Technologies Co., Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola, repeatedly points to Reifschneider’s alleged threats while he worked for Qualcomm to cut off chip supply as evidence of anti-competitive practices. Although Reifschneider won’t set foot in the San Jose, California, federal courthouse for this trial, his name is invoked almost hourly.