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Patent Infringement Trial Against Qualcomm Commences in the International
Trade Commission Commission to Determine Whether to Preclude Qualcomm from
Importing RF & Baseband Cellular Products that Infringe Broadcom Patents
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 15, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced the commencement today of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing regarding the alleged infringement of three Broadcom patents by Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM). Qualcomm products accused of infringing the Broadcom patents include baseband processor chips and transmitter/receiver (radio) chips and power control chips that comprise Qualcomm's core suite of multimedia, enhanced and convergence handset platforms.
The hearing, conducted before ITC Administrative Law Judge Charles E. Bullock, will determine whether Qualcomm has engaged in unfair trade practices by importing into the U.S. chips and chipsets that infringe one or more of the Broadcom patents.
Broadcom is seeking a permanent exclusion order that would bar the importation into the United States of infringing Qualcomm chips, as well as products, such as third party cellular handsets, that incorporate Qualcomm's infringing chips. Broadcom is also requesting a cease and desist order barring further sales of infringing products that have already been imported into the United States by Qualcomm.
The remedy phase of the ITC proceeding will be heard by Judge Bullock in July 2006, with the corresponding target date for completion of the ITC investigation set for December 2006. The ITC action is the first of several patent disputes between Broadcom and Qualcomm to go to trial. In February 2007 the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California is scheduled to try Broadcom's claims of alleged infringement of five additional Broadcom patents by Qualcomm. Additionally, Qualcomm and Broadcom have other, later-filed patent disputes pending in U.S. District Court in San Diego, California. Following conclusion of the ITC proceedings, Broadcom will also litigate in the Santa Ana District Court the three patents that are the subject of the current ITC hearing.
In total and to date, Broadcom has alleged that Qualcomm's baseband, RF and power management products infringe 18 different Broadcom patents. Broadcom currently has over 1,250 issued U.S. patents and over 3,600 patent applications pending.
Separately, Broadcom has filed an antitrust suit against Qualcomm that is pending in U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, and has joined five other mobile wireless technology companies in filing complaints in the European Commission alleging that Qualcomm has engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the licensing of its patents and the sale of its chipsets for mobile wireless devices and systems. The six companies allege that Qualcomm is violating EU competition law and failing to meet the commitments it made to international standard bodies to license its technology on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.
About Broadcom
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of- the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R).
Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with annual revenue of more than $2.5 billion, is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at http://www.broadcom.com .
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