米国 BroadcomがQualcommをpatent misuseで提訴

BroadcomがQualcommを、特許権のmisuseでDistrict Court for the Southern District of Californiaに提訴しました。今回の武器は、Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc.で認められた特許の消尽です。以下は記事からの抜粋です。

Broadcom Renews Patent Battle with Qualcomm (from Computerwire)

Broadcom is seeking to stop Qualcomm from charging patent royalties for chips in handsets and the handsets themselves. According to Broadcom this amounts to double-charging for patents and falls under the legal concept of "patent exhaustion".

Broadcom said: "Qualcomm's use of 'exhausted' patents to control post-sale use of products in the wireless communications industry results in a double recovery of royalties to Qualcomm for the use of its patents.