Broadcom (BRCM) Announces US Appeals Court Upheld a Verdict that Qualcomm (QCOM) Infringes 2 Broadcom Patents

September 24, 2008 1:48 PM EDT

Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today upheld a unanimous jury verdict that Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) cellular chips and software infringe two Broadcom(R) patents, and upheld the injunction entered by the district court on those two patents. The appeals court also rejected Qualcomm's request for a new trial. The court ruled that a third patent was invalid.

Broadcom Corporation designs, develops, and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications markets.

QUALCOMM Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services based on its CDMA technology and other technologies.


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