When is too much just too much? When two companies keep going at each other for alleged intellectual property infringements like a twisted, never-ending game of “Who’s at fault,” we’re going to draw the line and say enough is enough. Of course, with two industry heavy-weights at bat, we highly doubt our pleas for civility are going to curb any further legal jousting.
Following on Qualcomm’s recent win against Nokia, a US International Trade Commission judge ruled in favor of Nokia today. The newest case to go before the ITC was filed by Qualcomm against Nokia on essentially the same patent-infringement grounds that threatened Qualcomm’s right to hock their wares in the States. Judge Paul Luckern ruled that he had “found no infringement or violation by Nokia of the three asserted Qualcomm patents.” But you can be sure that Qualcomm is planning on “petitioning the commission for a review.”
The next round in this battle is scheduled for April of 2008, when Qualcomm’s appeal for review goes before the ITC. Hopefully, we won’t have to hear or talk about this nonsense until then. Hopefully…
[Via: Reuters]