Court says EU must pay a fraction of legal fees sought by Qualcomm

Europe's second highest court has said EU regulators should pay 785,857.54 euros ($851,634) of legal fees for Qualcomm, less than 90% of the 12 million euros sought by the U.S. chipmaker after it won an appeal against an antitrust fine. The Luxembourg-based General Court said the number of hours worked and hourly rates used in Qualcomm's claim was "manifestly excessive". Qualcomm submitted its legal bill to the European Commission in 2022 after the General Court backed the U.S. group's fight against a 997 million euro EU antitrust fine issued in 2018 and ordered the regulator to pay Qualcomm's legal costs.