Broadcom and Qualcomm dropped several patent lawsuits against one another. The deal heads off jury trials in all 5 Qualcomm suits against Broadcom -- including high-profile claims of infringement and trade secret misappropriation in U.S. Dist. Court, San Diego -- and counterclaims by Broadcom. The settled suits involved 6 Broadcom patents and 4 Qualcomm holds. Meanwhile, Nokia sought to invalidate Qualcomm抯 patent claims on grounds that they抮e 揺xhausted?with respect to products sold in the EU. Nokia filed in Mannheim, Germany, and The Hague, Netherlands, seeking court declarations to that effect, it said, adding that if it wins Qualcomm no longer could enforce patent rights on Nokia phones that incorporate Tex. Instruments chipsets. Qualcomm抯 claims stemmed from a patent portfolio license deal with TI in 2000.
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