And so it begins...

The EC Commission has announced an investigation into Qualcomm. It is concerned that Qualcomm's licensing practices in respect of patents which are part of the European 3G mobile phone standards are not fair, reasonable and non discriminatory, and that this is abuse of a dominant postition.

An example of the EC Commission flexing its muscles after the CFI decision in Microsoft (see previous posts)? It will be a long road ahead - but full analysis of article 82, IP and standards will be welcome.