US agency bans import of new Qualcomm based cell phones
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Comeuppance from Broadcom The US International Trade Commission has barred the import of new cell phones that use chips made Qualcomm following a legal determination they infringe on a patent held by competitor Broadcom.â¦
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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - A U.S. trade agency banned on Thursday imports of some cell phone models containing Qualcomm Inc.  chips because of patent violations, but the decision immediately drew vows to appeal.
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Broadcom Corp. and Verizon Wireless Inc. have reached a deal that will allow Verizon to continue importing and selling mobile handsets that are at the center of an ongoing legal battle between Broadcom and Qualcomm Inc.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission ordered a ban on Thursday of some imported cell phone models containing Qualcomm Inc.  chips that infringe on a Broadcom Corp.  patent.
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Qualcomm Inc.&#39;s  chief  executive said on Thursday that the company would ask the Bush  administration to overturn an order by the U.S. International  Trade Commission banning some imported cell phone models  containing Qualcomm chips and would also seek an emergency stay  from a federal appeals court.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said that QualcommÂ is infringing on one of Broadcom's patents, dealing a blow to Qualcomm in anÂ ongoing patent battleÂ between the companies. The Commission hasn't yet issued a penalty for the infringement and Qualcomm pledged to appeal the decision. The companies are in the midst of many other lawsuits with each other regarding cell phone patents. Broadcom said the Commission could bar Qualcomm from importing its chips to the U.S., forbid Qualcomm from selling the infringing products in the U.S., and even ban the import of phones containing the chips. But Qualcomm says that the Administrative Law Judge, who made the initial ruling that was upheld by the Commission, has recommended against barring the import of phones that use the chips. The Commission made its ruling on Friday and both Qualcomm and Broadcom released statements on Monday. The Commission will issue its remedy decision by Feb. 9. Qualcomm has downplayed the importance of the technology in question, saying it is based on software and not fundamental to CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), the mobile technology that Qualcomm created and is best known for. Qualcomm has said previously that it is exploring ways to work around the technology. The two companies have several other outstanding cases against each other. One is set to be tried in March, another in May, and a third doesn't yet have a trial date set. Broadcom is also appealing an antitrust suit that it filed against Qualcomm which has been dismissed. Broadcom is also one of five technology companies that filedÂ anticompetitive complaints against QualcommÂ with the European Commission. Â
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. International Trade Commission barred the import of future models of phones using Qualcomm third-generation chips, marking a blow to the vendor in itsÂ ongoing intellectual property battle with Broadcom. New models of phones and personal digital assistants that hit the market after Thursday and that include certain Qualcomm chips can't be imported to the U.S., according to the order. The Commission decided to limit the ban to forthcoming phones because banning all phones with Qualcomm chips would have been against public interest and could hurt the economy and U.S. consumers, it said in a statement. The decision to only focus on future devices was a compromise. Banning all phones would be a "great burden" to companies that may not have enough other products to choose from, the ITC said. However, banning only the chips and not actual phones wouldn't offer much relief to Broadcom as not many chips are imported. The compromise was designed to be acceptable to companies that buy the phones while still offering relief to Broadcom, the ITC said. The move follows aÂ Commission finding late last yearÂ that Qualcomm had infringed on a Broadcom patent that relates to power management. The patented technology helps save battery life when a mobile phone can't find a wireless signal. Broadcom has said that essentially all third-generation EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) and WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) phones use it. The ban follows a hearing before the ITC that happened on May 21. During the hearing, Broadcom and Qualcomm were allowed to argue the merits of a ban. Broadcom asked the commission to ban all handsets with Qualcomm's WCDMA and EV-DO chips, excluding smartphones, PDAs, and laptop cards. Qualcomm asked the commission to consider the effect such a ban would have on consumers and emergency response agencies. The ban is effective immediately and becomes final in 60 days. The ITC case is just one of many between the two companies in their ongoing argument over patent violations. Last week,Â a jury found that Qualcomm had infringed on three other Broadcom patents, awarding Broadcom $19.6 million in damages. Qualcomm plans to challenge the ruling. The companies have also recentlyÂ dismissed other patent infringement cases against each other. Qualcomm faces legal challenges from other camps as well,Â an indication of how much these companies believe is at stake in the wireless industry. Qualcomm is separately embroiled inÂ a series of legal maneuvers with Nokia, which claims that the chip maker charges too much in licensing fees. A licensing agreement between the two expired in February, and they have yet to hammer out a new one.
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(InfoWorld) - Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest developer of smartphones that use Microsoft software, plans to launch more thanÂ 10 mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) armed withÂ Qualcomm chipsÂ by the end of this year, the companies said Wednesday. HTC is the first company to launch smartphones based on Qualcomm's latest chip sets, the dual-core Mobile Station Modem (MSM) MSM7500. The company will use another chip set in the family, the MSM7200, in several of the Qualcomm-based handsets it plans to release by the end of this year. HTC has been working with Qualcomm for years, and its technology is already inside the HTC Mogul and Titan II handsets, said Peter Chou, the CEO of HTC, at a news conference in Taipei. The company has aimed some of the handsets at the U.S. market, but it shouldn't run into any problems from anÂ import ban related to certain Qualcomm chips, said Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm, at the news conference. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)Â banned the import of new models of phones and PDAsÂ that hit the market after June 7 and contain certain Qualcomm chips, as the result of aÂ patent infringement disputeÂ between Qualcomm and rival Broadcom. Some companies have foundÂ ways to work around the import banÂ through licenses with Broadcom. Verizon Wireless last month agreed to pay Broadcom $6 for every handset, PDA (personal digital assistant) or data card that uses the mobile broadband technology at the heart of the dispute, EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized). Jacobs also said his company remains in discussions with Broadcom over the issue and he expects to reach a deal at some point. "Broadcom wants to be in the chipset business, so they'll need some licenses from us," he said. Â
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InfoWorld - The head of the cellular industry association sent a letter to President Bush, asking him to strike the U.S. International Trade Commission&#39;s recent&#160;ban on the import of Qualcomm phones in the U.S.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission barred the import of future models of phones using Qualcomm third-generation chips, marking a blow to the vendor in itsÂ ongoing intellectual property battle with Broadcom.
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InfoWorld - The U.S. International Trade Commission has denied a request by Qualcomm Inc. to stay an ITC ban on the importation of some Qualcomm chips and cell phones into the U.S. while the company continues its appeal in a patent infringement case filed against it by Broadcom Corp.
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A US trade panel on Thursday banned the importation of certain mobile phones using chips made by Qualcomm, saying they infringed on a patent held by rival maker Broadcom.
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SAN DIEGO | Santa's bag could be missing some cell phones this holiday season if a ban holds on new models of phones with chips from Qualcomm Inc.   The ban Thursday by the U.S.
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Federal Judge Rudi Brewster today denied a motion by defendant Qualcomm in its patent infringement case brought forth in May 2005 by competitor Broadcom, which would have enjoined Broadcom from being able to sell certain 3G cellular chips in the US.
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Blog: The International Trade Commission has denied a stay of a ban it imposed earlier this month on the import of new handsets using Qualcomm's 3G chips.
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An order prohibiting the import of cell phones with certain Qualcomm chips will be enforced while the chipmaker appeals a patent infringement case, a federal agency has ruled.
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The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched four investigations involving the import of computers or electronic device components, including one based on a complaint that several companies are violating patents on DRAM chips.The USITC also voted to launch an investigation, based on a complaint by IBM, into the import of motherboards, graphics cards, notebook computers, server computers, bare-bones computers, and routers by Asustek Computer of Taiwan and Asus Computer International of Fremont, Calif.In the DRAM case, Tessera of San Jose, Calif., filed a complaint on Dec. 7 alleging that 18 companies violated its patents for semiconductor chips with a minimized chip package size. Acer and Kingston Technology are among the companies named in Tessera&#39;s complaint.The commission on Friday also announced it has initiated so-called 337 investigations into the import of silicon microphone packages used in mobile phones and semiconductor lasers used in disc drives.In the Tessera complaint, the company accused competitors of violating four semiconductor patents. The company has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, as well as the USITC complaint. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted reexamination requests on two of those patents.Representatives of Acer and Kingston didn&#39;t immediately respond to a request for comments on the USITC investigation.IBM filed a complaint on Dec. 5, asking the USITC to bar Asustek and North American subsidiary Asus Computer International from importing equipment using PC power supplies, cooling fans, and clustering technologies into the United States. IBM accused Asustek of infringing three patents related to those technologies.IBM attempted to reach a licensing agreement with Asustek after a licensing deal expired in December 2004, an IBM spokesman said in December. An Asus spokeswoman didn&#39;t immediately respond to a request for comments.The semiconductor laser complaint covers lasers used in high-definition disc drives. The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Seoul Semiconductor of Korea on Dec. 4, alleging that Nichhia of Japan has violated its patent.In the silicon microphone case, the patented technology covers microphones in several devices, including mobile phones. The complaint, filed by Knowles Electronics of Itasca, Ill., on Dec. 6, alleges that Mems Technology Berhad of Malaysia has violated its patents.The cases will be referred to an administrative law judge, who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The judge will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of Section 337 of the U.S. Tariff Act of 1930. That initial determination is subject to review by the USITC.Within 45 days, the commission will set a target date for completing the investigations.