The move came a couple of days after another judge denied Qualcomm’s motion to block Broadcom from selling chips used in 3G phones, according to Broadcom.
The following day, Qualcomm released its own statement saying Broadcom’s release was inaccurate and that Broadcom had agreed that an injunction should be issued. Qualcomm said the judge had continued the hearing to October 27, so that the scope of an appropriate injunction could be determined.
In other words, Qualcomm countered the issue was the scope of the injunction to be issued, not whether a preliminary injunction would be issued. The Court fashioned a process to further analyze the trade secrets contained in the many Qualcomm confidential documents misappropriated by Broadcom, read Qualcomm’s statement.
Yesterday’s move by the federal judge may help resolve some of the companies’ legal differences, which include a series of lawsuits and counter-suits between the pair over wireless chip patents.
No settlement between the rivals had been reached by press time.
