Broadcom Accepts Damages, Seeks Injunction Against Qualcomm
Nov 26, 2007, 9:40 AM by Eric M. Zeman
Broadcom did not win the double damages it sought in its patent dispute with rival chipmaker Qualcomm, but a federal judge affirmed the original jury verdict that Qualcomm willfully infringed on Broadcom's patents concerning wireless radio technology. Broadcom accepted the $19.6 million fine levied against Qualcomm and will not retry the case to get more in damages. Broadcom did say it will pursue an injunction to prevent Qualcomm from importing or otherwise using the WCDMA and EV-DO chips in question.
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Comments
is it just me? (rant with a tangent)
or is broadcomm starting to look like a whiny little b!tch lately?
just get over yourselves and the fact that qualcomm found a way to do it cheaper and better, and find a settlement that both comapnies can agree with so the manufacturers can move up to the next level of development on the phones.
It's worse than the steel and auto industries here in the US. Just find a way to do it faster and cheaper and better and more efficiently than the japanese companies and quit whining to the government that you can't compete. No, you WON'T compete! theres a difference. instead of making a tank that gets 12 MPG going downhill with a 50 mph tailwind, make a vehicle that can get 30 mpg and carry the family using something other than the $3....
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just get over yourselves and the fact that qualcomm found a way to do it cheaper and better, and find a settlement that both comapnies can agree with so the manufacturers can move up to the next level of development on the phones.
It's worse than the steel and auto industries here in the US. Just find a way to do it faster and cheaper and better and more efficiently than the japanese companies and quit whining to the government that you can't compete. No, you WON'T compete! theres a difference. instead of making a tank that gets 12 MPG going downhill with a 50 mph tailwind, make a vehicle that can get 30 mpg and carry the family using something other than the $3....
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Qualcomm found a way to do it, sure- but they did it at the cost of Broadcomm's efforts. Wilfull infringement is another way of saying they stole their ideas. I'd be angry too.
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what are the other carriers doing?
With an ITC band on EVDO and WCDMA chips what are the other carriers solution?
VZW sold out and paid Broadcom directly per unit
Sprint is working on a work around with Qualcomm
AT&T???
T-Mobile???
Alltel and US Cell???
VZW sold out and paid Broadcom directly per unit
Sprint is working on a work around with Qualcomm
AT&T???
T-Mobile???
Alltel and US Cell???
