“The U.S. International Trade Commission has denied Qualcomm’s request for a stay on the ban imposed earlier this month on new 3G handset models that use Qualcomm chips, Broadcom announced Friday,” Marguerite Reardon reports for CNET.
“Qualcomm has been found to be infringing on several patents of rival Broadcom. On June 7, the six-member ITC ordered a ban on the import of all future models of cell phones using Qualcomm chips that violate these patents. The ban affects all future versions of handsets using Qualcomm’s 3G chipsets,” Reardon reports.
Full article here.
Broadcom’s press release here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “MacVicta” and “Adam W.” for the heads up.]
Again, regardless of this Qualcomm fiasco, Apple’s iPhone has no real competition. The bloodbath begins June 29th.