Saturday, February 24, 2007

Broadcom, Qualcomm settle some patent cases

Broadcom Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. have settled disputes over two pairs of patents which will eliminate two of several jury trials scheduled between the companies this year, according to news reports.

One of the settlements involves Broadcom claims that Qualcomm infringed on two of its patents, the other settlement is over two patent infringement claims Qualcomm has filed against Broadcom. Both sets of patents had to do with Bluetooth technology in cellular phones, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Both cases were pending in federal court in San Diego. Terms of the settlements were not disclosed.

Irvine-based Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM - News) designs, develops and supplies semiconductors for wired and wireless communications markets.

Los Angeles Business from bizjournals

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