The investigation whether Koninklijke Philips N.V. violated the Act no 4054 by not complying with its commitment to the relevant standard setting organization that it would license its essential patents related to subtitle technology on FRAND terms was concluded.

As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 26.12.2019, the Competition Board decided that Koninklijke Philips N.V. violated article 6 of the Act no 4054; thus, administrative fines shall be imposed on the said undertaking according to article 16 of the same Act.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement of the decision dated 26.12.2019 and numbered 19-46/790-344, the reasoned decision for which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.