In particular, the European Commission noted three key areas that will need to be looked at closer during the investigation. The first is what the merger would mean for baseband and NFC chips, and whether rival suppliers will be able to compete fairly. The second was whether the merger could result in Qualcomm " bundling " the NFC patents (owned by NXP) in with its own patent portfolio, and whether this in turn would lead to anticompetitive aspects, such as the lessened ability of rivals to compete with Qualcomm, and/or whether this would result in increased royalties.