Qualcomm Inc has been notified that Japanese regulators plan to order the US wireless chip maker to stop abusing its market dominance in violation of antitrust law, an official with the Fair Trade Commission said yesterday.

The commission will cite contracts that give Qualcomm unfair advantages over Japanese mobile phone makers, according to several local newspaper reports. Some agreements, for example, restrict Japanese companies from filing a complaint even when they believe Qualcomm has infringed on patent rights, the Asahi daily said. Qualcomm was not immediately available for comment.

                                                                                                  Source: China Daily