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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
ParkerVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRKR), a developer and marketer of semiconductor
technology solutions for wireless applications, announced today that U.S.
District Judge Roy B. Dalton Jr. has established a schedule for upcoming
hearings and other case deadlines in ParkerVision Inc. v. Qualcomm Inc., No.
3-2011-cv-00719, a patent infringement lawsuit filed by ParkerVision against
San-Diego based Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM).
The patent claim construction hearing, also called a Markman hearing, is set
for August 10, 2012, at which time the judge will be asked to issue rulings
regarding the language and interpretation of the ParkerVision patents at
issue in the case. Markman hearings are considered a critical event in a
patent lawsuit. The upcoming Markman ruling will define the property rights
for the technologies that ParkerVision has invented and has the right to
exclusively practice. The court's Markman hearing decisions will drive and
inform many aspects of the litigation. The jury trial in this case is
scheduled to begin on August 5, 2013.
"We are passionate about the technology that ParkerVision has developed, and
we are committed to protecting our patented innovations from unauthorized
use," stated Jeffrey L. Parker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
ParkerVision. "We look forward to showing the court and jury how Qualcomm is
using ParkerVision's technology despite the legal patent protections that we
have expended a great deal of time and capital to secure. This firm timeline
means that we will soon get our day in court."
In other key developments, the court denied as moot Qualcomm's motion for
preliminary injunction against ParkerVision's patent prosecution counsel.
Instead, the Court approved a protective order, which all parties negotiated
and agreed to, that enables ParkerVision's patent prosecution counsel to
continue delivering legal advice and services to ParkerVision provided that
they do not represent ParkerVision in the lawsuit or advise the company
regarding Qualcomm's alleged infringement.
Both of these developments stem from a lawsuit that ParkerVision filed
against Qualcomm on July 20, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle
District of Florida. ParkerVision brought this action because Qualcomm's
past and current chipset products infringe several ParkerVision patents
related to radio-frequency receivers and the down-conversion of
electromagnetic signals, which represent a body of intellectual property that
ParkerVision pioneered for creating direct conversion receivers.
ParkerVision's lawsuit seeks monetary damages from Qualcomm as well as a
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