QCOM chip import ban
ITC Imposes Partial Import Ban On Qualcomm Chips >QCOMLast update: 6/7/2007 4:39:42 PM
By Corey Boles and Roger Cheng
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The International Trade Commission on Thursday imposed a partial ban on the imports of third-generation, or 3G, cellular phones using Qualcomm Inc.'s (QCOM) microchips in a ruling over a patent dispute between the company and rival Broadcom Corp. (BRCM). The decision means that all the major cellular phone handset makers using Qualcomm's microchips in their 3G phones will no longer be able to import new models of their phones into the U.S from June 7. The ban will affect 3G phones sold by Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and Vodafone PLC (VOD); AT&T Inc. (T), Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and T-Mobile USA, a unit of Deutsche Telekom AG. (DT). New phones that are of the same model as those manufactured before June 7 will still be allowed into the country. -By Corey Boles and Roger Cheng, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-6637; corey.boles@dowjones.com DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The U.S. International Trade Commission passed a limited injunction Thursday that bars certain wireless phones containing chips made by Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) from being imported into the United States. The order is limited to wireless phone models made after June 7. The ruling was a partial victory for Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), which has sued Qualcomm for infringement of its patents covering certain wireless technologies. In a statement, the commission said it did not bar all wireless devices containing Qualcomm chips because such a ban "would impose great burdens on third parties, given the limited availability of alternative downstream products not containing the infringing chips." -Dan Gallagher; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones NewswiresJune 07, 2007 16:39 ET (20:39 GMT)
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