Broadcom said today that a recent ruling by a US District Court clears the way for cellular handset makers Samsung and Panasonic to continue using Broadcom's chips in WCDMA-based handsets without the threat of patent infringement claims by Qualcomm Inc.

The court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Broadcom in a January ruling that Broadcom customers Samsung and Panasonic are permitted to use Broadcom's chips in their WCDMA-based cellular handsets under the terms of their existing patent licenses with Qualcomm.

Broadcom filed its motion for partial summary judgement in December 2006 in response to Qualcomm's claim that Broadcom's sales of 3G WCDMA chips infringe a patent asserted by Qualcomm in the on-going patent litigation between the companies. The court agreed with Broadcom that both customers are licensed to incorporate Broadcom's 3G cellular chips into WCDMA-based handsets. The ruling did not address Qualcomm's remaining claims of direct infringement against Broadcom's U.S.-based testing.

By: DocMemory
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