NetStumbler http://www.netstumbler.com The award-winning wireless networking tool and the best source for your daily Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 3G and VoIP news. Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:52:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Qualcomm Cell Phone Ban To Take Effect http://www.netstumbler.com/2007/08/30/qualcomm-cell-phone-ban-to-take-effect/ http://www.netstumbler.com/2007/08/30/qualcomm-cell-phone-ban-to-take-effect/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:45:02 +0000 Eliza Villarino http://www.netstumbler.com/2007/08/30/qualcomm-cell-phone-ban-to-take-effect/ Qualcomm continues to lose the war over patents with Broadcom. U.S. President George W. Bush has announced he will not overturn a June ruling by the International Trade Commission banning the importation of cell phones housing chips infringing Broadcom patents. Qualcomm, however, is determined not to give up the fight. Aside from preparing an appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the firm has teamed up with its clients and operators to devise new software that would sidestep the patent. “We will pursue all legal and technical options available to us to minimize the impact of the ITC order on consumers, our customers and the entire wireless industry,” said Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs.

Broadcom is obviously happy with Bush’s decision. “This decision strengthens the intellectual property rights of all U.S. companies, not just Broadcom,” remarked David A. Dull, Broadcom’s senior vice president and general counsel. “And (it) sends a clear message to all those who would seek to escape the consequences of their patent infringement. In upholding the ITC remedy, the administration is also encouraging a market-based solution to patent issues that is in the best interests of American consumers, U.S. companies and global patent protection.”
Via [news.com.com]

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