ITC dashes Qualcomm's hopes, rules in favor of Nokia

No, this isn't some horrific dream stuck on repeat. The legal quarrels between Nokia and Qualcomm are actually still ongoing, and while a US International Trade Commission judge has indeed issued an initial determination that favors Nokia, you can bet your bottom dollar that Qualcomm will be "petitioning the commission for a review." Nevertheless, judge Paul Luckern reportedly "found no infringement or violation by Nokia of the three asserted Qualcomm patents," which consequently led Nokia's CFO to proclaim that this was simply "another failed attempt by Qualcomm to mislead both Nokia and the telecommunications industry." Of course, we wouldn't recommend striking this battle off as complete -- after all, the determination now has to be forwarded on to the full commission for review, and it's not slated to dole out a final call until April.

[Via Yahoo / Reuters]

[redspear @ Dec 12th 2007 10:54PM]

I worked on this case! always good to see stuff like this on Engadget.

[rrc2v @ Dec 18th 2007 5:04AM]

did you work for A&B or QE?

[Fernando @ Dec 12th 2007 10:59PM]

I'm rooting for Nokia

[redspear @ Dec 12th 2007 11:04PM]

Well you are rooting for the right side. I am not really certain how much I can say due to NDA's yet but I will say that it looks really good for us. I just gotdone reading the Conclusions of Law and saw this on Engadget!

[contreras @ Dec 13th 2007 7:04AM]

@redspear

Are the conclusions (or smaller version) are published somewhere? Thanks