Qualcomm's request for stay on ITC order denied
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The U.S. International Trade Commission has denied Qualcomm Inc.'s  request to stay an order banning imports of new phone models with Qualcomm chips the trade agency said infringe a Broadcom Corp.  patent, Broadcom said on Friday.
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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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A U.S. district court has dismissed an antitrust suit brought by microchip maker Broadcom Corp. against Qualcomm Inc., although Broadcom said it would continue to pursue the case.
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Nokia Oyj , the world's top mobile phone maker, filed a patent counter-suit against Qualcomm Inc  in a Texas court seeking damages and an injunction against the U.S. chip maker.
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A British firm which claims to have unlocked the iPhone is holding back the software following legal threats.
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Qualcomm Inc  is aiming to file on Monday or Tuesday for an emergency stay of a U.S government ban on importing certain phones containing its chips, general counsel Lou Lupin said on Friday.
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A federal court on Friday dismissed a request by Qualcomm Inc. to delay an import ban on new cell phones containing the company's chips, which were were found to infringe patents held by Broadcom Corp.
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Mosaid Technologies Inc. MSD.TO said  on Wednesday that a judge has denied an appeal by Samsung  Electronics Co. 005930.KS of two remaining sanctions tied to  a patent infringement lawsuit.
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Wireless chip maker Broadcom Corp. said  the U.S. International Trade Commission upheld an initial determination that rival Qualcomm Inc. infringed claims on a Broadcom patent.
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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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The California network-equipment maker says the $2.2 billion deal to be acquired by a Chinese telecom won't proceed, because federal authorities reviewing the proposed sale said security issues can't be resolved.
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The court has refused to consider the software maker's appeal against a judgment in a long-running patent case.
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Nokia , the world's biggest  mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday the United States  International Trade Commission (ITC) has ordered a stay of  wireless chip supplier Qualcomm's  suit against Nokia.
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Wireless chip developer Qualcomm Inc.   QCOM.O said on Friday the U.S. District Court for New Jersey   has dismissed Broadcom Corp's BRCM.O antitrust complaint   against Qualcomm in its entirety.
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The ITC barred the import of future models of phones using Qualcomm third generation chips.
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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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LOS ANGELES   Qualcomm has dropped an $18 million claim for monetary damages from rival Texas Instruments for publicly discussing terms of a licensing pact, a TI spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.