Qualcomm's patent claims ruled invalid
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Mark Brezinski Published on March 03, 2008 Comment on this |
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March 3, 2008 -- Today, another major ruling has been made in the ongoing Qualcomm/Nokia patent lawsuit. A United Kingdom High Court judge has ruled that none of Qualcomm's GSM patent claims are valid. This means Nokia will not have to pay Qualcomm for their use. This case was initially filed May 24, 2006 by Qualcomm, who claimed Nokia was infringing on eleven of their GSM patents. So far, this is the second court to decide Qualcomm's patents aren't relevant. The first ruling only applied to three patents, and found that one was invalid. Qualcomm petitioned the decision, but the US International Trade Commission denied the request.
Last year Qualcomm was sued for patent infringement by Broadcom over the former's unlicensed sales of 3G WCDMA chips. Qualcomm lost the suit, though Broadcom's request for double damages was declined, and the damages were reduced to $19.6 million.
This recent decision may have an impact in a separate patent case between Nokia and Qualcomm, which the companies agreed to delay, pending other court proceedings. Nokia and Qualcomm are also involved in several ongoing lawsuits in both Europe and Asia.
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