Import ban On Qualcomm On Hold

Qualcomm today announced that it was granted a stay by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  If you jog your memory cells you will remember that ITC had imposed an importation ban on request by Broadcom on June 7th.

In granting the stay, the Federal Circuit agreed that the third parties demonstrated “a substantial case on the merits and that the harm factors weigh in their favor.”

“We are pleased that the Court of Appeals recognized the undeserved harm to parties who were not named in the lawsuit, and that our customers will continue to be able to introduce new products into the U.S. marketplace during the appeals process,” said Alex H. Rogers, senior vice president and legal counsel, Qualcomm.