Blawgletter (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... declared them unenforceable as against all the world, and awarded fees and costs to Broadcom. The Federal Circuit today agreed but limited the unenforceability decree to products that use the industry standard. Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp. , No. 07-1545 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 1, 2008). Let's please not even talk about the option back-dating unpleasantness.
Law Blog (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Often, it’s hard for us non-technology-inclined folks to determine which patent rulings coming out of the Federal Circuit are potentially groundbreaking, and which aren’t. But patent folks seem to be buzzing over a Federal Circuit ruling issued yesterday involving a maneuver by Qualcomm against Broadcom that in other cases has been called a “patent ambush.” So we’re gonna...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
A federal appeals court on Monday narrowed the penalty against Qualcomm for misleading a standards body and committing misconduct during a trial. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C., upheld a lower court's ruling last year that Qualcomm broke the rules of the Joint Video Team (JVT) by not disclosing patented technology that it contributed to...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lower court went too far in ordering that two Qualcomm Inc. patents be held to be unenforceable. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with the lower court that Qualcomm was wrong not to reveal...
Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol A major decision is out in Qualcomm v. Broadcom - the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court on Qualcomm's duty to disclose the patents to the SSO. It reversed on the scope of the unenforceability...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | yesterday
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lower court went too far in ordering that two Qualcomm Inc. patents be held to be unenforceable. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit agreed with the lower court that Qualcomm was wrong not to reveal that it owned the two patents when it became a member of a group that created the digital video standard known as h.264, with...
How Appealing (Free subscription) | yesterday
"This patent infringement case involves the consequence of silence in the face of a duty to disclose patents in a standards-setting organization": So begins today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Qualcomm Inc. v....
BetaNews (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Perhaps one of the sternest reprimands of a US corporation in history, handed down last year, may be chopped in two and watered down as a result of a federal appeals court decision yesterday.
Promote the Progress (Free subscription) | yesterday
Over the last several weeks, I've been putting the finishing touches on two new RSS feeds for Promote the Progress that will allow patent practitioners to efficiently review the latest caselaw developments. Each of the feeds provides an easy-to-digest overview of every new patent opinion from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (and the Supreme Court) alongside a series of links...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
ONTARIO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medegen, a leading innovator in infusion therapy medical products, announced today that it has won an important legal victory in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
A federal appeals court agreed that Qualcomm violated a standards body's rules but said its punishment should be reduced.
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... that " Appeals wants narrowed ruling against Qualcomm ." My earlier coverage of yesterday's Federal Circuit ruling appears at this link .
PC Mag (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
A U.S. federal appeals court on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling against Qualcomm Inc in a patent infringement case with rival Broadcom Corp, but it vacated part of the ruling.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lower court went too far in ordering that two Qualcomm Inc. patents be held to be unenforceable.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lower court went too far in ordering that two Qualcomm Inc. patents be held to be unenforceable.
