from today's WSJ on-line
Judge Rules Against Qualcomm
In Patent Fight With Broadcom
By KEVIN KINGSBURY
August 7, 2007 8:37 a.m.
A federal judge ruled that two Qualcomm Inc. patents related
to video
transmission technology can't be enforced because the
company
deliberately concealed the patents from a standards-setting
group.
The judge, which charged Qualcomm engaged in
"aggravated litigation
abuse," ruled Monday that Qualcomm waived its rights to
enforce the
patents, related to the H.264 video compression standard
used in some
high definition products, because of its conduct.
The court also decided Qualcomm committed misconduct by
failing to
produce thousands of documents related to the case until
after the
January trial concluded. In addition, the firm was ordered
to pay the
legal fees of Broadcom Corp., which was the defendant in the
case.
Qualcomm sued in October 2005, alleging its rival violated
video
transmission patents. A jury found Broadcom didn't violate
the patents
and that Qualcomm misled the standard setting body, called
the Joint
Video Team.
...
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