A week earlier, Broadcom won a federal district court jury trial that Qualcomm violated three other of its patents. No word on an appeal, but the stakes make it seem certain.
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Qualcomm vs Broadcom and the consumer loses
The International Trade Commission ruled yesterday, four to two, that next generation Qualcomm mobile phones slated for the big wireless networks contained semiconductors that violated competing chip maker Broadcom's patent link here. Qualcomm has appealed the decision to a federal court and is calling for a quick reversal on the grounds that the mobile operators and consumers will be "irreparably harmed" and are also appealing to the president through USTR. Charges are flying back and forth, but informed industry sources seem to think something will be worked out, no doubt to the cost of the consumer.
[Posted at 06/08/2007 09:37 AM by John Bennett on IP in the News 
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Korean cell phone makers using the Qualcomm chip sets have reacted to the ban on imports with emotions ranging from panic to downplaying its significance link here and link here. They are big exporters to the US.
[Comment at 06/09/2007 07:21 AM by John Bennett]
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