Qualcomm Inc. has announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has commenced an investigation whether handset maker Nokia was engaged in unfair trade practices by importing and selling mobile phones that infringed on Qualcomm's patents.
In a complaint filed with the ITC on June 9, 2006, Qualcomm is requesting that the ITC issue an exclusion order to bar importation of infringing Nokia handsets and other products. It also seeks a Cease and Desist Order to bar further sales of infringing Nokia products that have already been imported and to halt the marketing, advertising, demonstration, warehousing of inventory for distribution and use of such imported products in the United States. The accused products include handsets for use in GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks.
In addition to the complaint filed with the ITC, on November 4, 2005, Qualcomm and its SnapTrack subsidiary filed suit against Nokia in federal court in San Diego for infringement of 11 of Qualcomm's patents and one patent owned by SnapTrack.
The company has also sued Nokia for patent infringement in the United Kingdom. That lawsuit, commenced on May 24, 2006, alleges that Nokia's sales of products, which are capable of operating in accordance with the GPRS and/or EDGE standards, infringe two of its patents in the U.K.
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