Broadcom lawyers and lobbyists were in Washington, DC last week to urge the Bush administration to keep the International Trade Commission's ban on Qualcomm 3G chipsets. Qualcomm has asked for a presidential veto of the ban, and the Bush administration has until August 6 to do so. Broadcom argued that a presidential veto of the ban would weaken efforts by the U.S. to strengthen intellectual property rights globally. The ITC imposed the ban in June [1] after determining that Qualcomm's chips infringe on a Broadcom patent designed to conserve battery power. Broadcom pointed out that only five of the 145 ITC orders have been vetoed.
To read more about Broadcom's moves in DC:
- check out this San Diego Union-Tribune article [2]
Related articles:
- Qualcomm pulls out all the stops [3] for ITC veto case
- Qualcomm rejects Broadcom settlement offer [4]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/itc-ban-detrimental-to-qualcomm-wireless-industry/2007-06-08
[2] http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20070706-9999-1b6broadcom.html
[3] http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/qualcomm-pulls-out-all-stops-itc-veto-case/2007-07-02
[4] http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/qualcomm-rejects-broadcom-settlement-offer/2007-07-03