That federal judge may have saved Qualcomm from having to pony-up almost $40 million to Broadcom - you know, that patent infringement case that was made so famous by the ITC’s ban of Qualcomm’s mobile chipsets - but Broadcom’s not going to take it lying down. Broadcom is claiming that Qualcomm’s “workaround” is still infringing on Broadcom patents. The “workaround” was intended to allow Qualcomm to circumvent Broadcom’s technology and continue to offer mobile chipsets in the US. Alas, Broadcom has taken its case to the ITC again and is crying foul. They claim that Qualcomm’s alleged “workaround” doesn’t do anything to work-around Broadcom’s technology. The case has been handed to an administrative law judge, so we’ll be seeing more of the same Qualcomm v. Broadcom battling that we’ve all grown soo damned tired of. [Via: RCRNews ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Broadcom Wants Qualcomm Chips BannedDutch court dismisses Nokia patent case against QualcommQualcomm kicks off patent infringement case against Nokia in the UKBroadcom wins appeal for 2005 anti-trust lawsuit against QualcommPresident Bush upholds ITC ruling to ban Qualcomm 3G chipsets

When is too much just too much? When two companies keep going at each other for alleged intellectual property infringements like a twisted, never-ending game of “Who’s at fault,” we’re going to draw the line and say enough is enough. Of course, with two industry heavy-weights at bat, we highly doubt our pleas for civility are going to curb any further legal jousting. Following on Qualcomm’s recent win against Nokia , a US International Trade Commission judge ruled in favor of Nokia today. The newest case to go before the ITC was filed by Qualcomm against Nokia on essentially the same patent-infringement grounds that threatened Qualcomm’s right to hock their wares in the States. Judge Paul Luckern ruled that he had “found no infringement or violation by Nokia of the three asserted Qualcomm patents.” But you can be sure that Qualcomm is planning on “petitioning the commission for a review.” The next round in this battle is scheduled for April of 2008, when Qualcomm’s appeal for review goes before the ITC. Hopefully, we won’t have to hear or talk about this nonsense until then. Hopefully… [Via: Reuters ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Qualcomm's 3G chips banned from US import - Wireless carriers affected!Nokia: ITC starts Qualcomm investigationQualcomm gets a win against NokiaNokia and Qualcomm trial postponedBroadcom snags $19.6M payment from Qualcomm over Patent Dispute

Qualcomm sure has a bit of legal good fortune to be thankful for today. The International Trade Commission (ITC) has just thrown out one of the lawuits brought against Qualcomm that would have barred the chipmaker’s chipsets from being sold in the US. Following on a Dutch court’s recent decision to throw out Nokia’s patent licensing case against Qualcomm, the ITC dismissed the US-based suit on grounds that Nokia and Qualcomm are currently in arbitration regarding the issue. As far as the ITC is concerned, the Qualcomm v. Nokia case is shut and closed. “The case is finished at the ITC,” said ITC staffer John Greer. But, that doesn’t mean Qualcomm is out of the legal-woods just yet. The US chipmaker is facing a number of patent-infringement lawsuits in a handful of other countries . But, with the US mobile chipset market open for business, we’re sure Qualcomm’s legal department is having a Thanksgiving Day celebration of their very own. [Via: Reuters ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Nokia and Qualcomm to kiss and make up? … Not reallyNokia files Patent Exhaustion Case against Qualcomm in EuropeNokia is giving you a chance to win an N95!Qualcomm may be getting into Mobile TV industry with Taiwanese joint venture partnersNokia fires back at Qualcomm; Files Counter-suit