FILE PHOTO: A building on the Qualcomm campus is seen in San Diego, California, U.S. November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday ruled that evidence provided by chip supplier Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) that major phone makers like Apple Inc (AAPL.O) have moved to competing suppliers like Intel Corp (INTC.O) cannot be used to fight allegations Qualcomm acted to preserve a monopoly on some mobile phone chips.

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