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Qualcomm dealt blow in patent case

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Times Staff and Wire Reports

Qualcomm Inc. can’t enforce patents for technology to transmit DVD-quality video over satellites, wireless devices and the Internet, an appeals court ruled.

The court in Washington upheld a finding that Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of chips that run mobile phones, couldn’t enforce its patents against Broadcom Corp. because it never told a standards-setting body about them.

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