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... attorneys filed a patent infringement complaint at the Federal District Court in Santa Ana, accusing SiRF Technology of infringing four of Broadcom's patents. Icon states that it is "an award-winning innovator in the field of exercise equipment and provides a variety of consumer products." ... chips which provide GPS functionality for devices and enables GPS devices to support graphics and video processing. The case is titled Broadcom Corporation v. SiRF Technology, Inc., SACV08-546 AG (C.D. 2008).

... the Fraud Discovery Institute, uncovered him using phony educational credentials in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Broadcom simply issued a terse one-sentence statement saying: On December 3, 2008, the employment of Vahid Manian, Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing Operations of Broadcom Corporation and an officer and/or director of various Broadcom subsidiaries, was terminated. A search has commenced to find his successor. Broadcom could have ...

In its Reply to Broadcom Corporation's Response to Objections of Responding Attorneys to Sanctions Order of Magistrate Judge filed on February 20, 2008, Qualcomm states that it acccepts the sanctions imposed by Magistrate Judge Barbara ... Magistrate Judge, and notes that it is participating in good faith in the CREDO program. Qualcomm goes on to point out that Broadcom never requested that sanctions be imposed on the individual outside counsel who had formerly represented Qualcomm in the litigation ...

By K&L Gates In its Reply to Broadcom Corporation's Response to Objections of Responding Attorneys to Sanctions Order of Magistrate Judge filed on February 20, 2008, Qualcomm states that it acccepts the sanctions imposed by Magistrate ... not appealing or filing any objections to the January 7, 2008 Sanctions Order. Qualcomm further advises that it has now paid to Broadcom the full $8,568,633.24 monetary sanction ordered by the Magistrate Judge, and notes that it is participating in good faith ...

... a decision in Kyocera Wireless Corp. v. ITC, a decision relating to the appeal of the United States International Trade Commission's (ITC) decision relative to the infringement of Broadcom patents by Qualcomm. The ITC determined that Qualcomm Incorporated infringed Broadcom Corporation’s US Patent 6,714,983 with its imports. As a remedy, the ITC issued a limited exclusion order (“LEO”) against the importation of all downstream products ...

Announced this week, Broadcom Corporation and Qualcomm Incorporated have entered into a settlement and multi-year patent agreement. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Qualcomm has agreed to pay Broadcom $891 million over four years. Other notable terms of the agreement include dismissal of all litigation between the companies and Broadcom's withdrawal of its complaints to the ...

Qualcomm Inc. v. Broadcom Corp., No. 05-CV-1958-B (BLM), United States District Court for the Southern District of California On September 16, 2008, Magistrate Judge Barbara L. Major set a briefing schedule for the ... to be filed on or before October 3, and any replies to be filed on or before October 10, 2008. The discovery motions include Broadcom Corporation's Motion to Compel Production of Documents by Qualcomm; three separate motions brought by the sanctioned attorneys to compel production of ...

[JURIST] A federal grand jury has indicted two former executives of Silicon Valley technology firm Broadcom [corporate website] in connection with a scheme to backdate company stock options. According to the indictment [PDF text] unsealed in federal court Thursday, firm co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III and former CEO William J. Ruehle engaged in a "conspiracy to disguise, conceal, understate, and

... scandal. As stated in the recitals in the separate Insurance Agreement (here) filed as an exhibit to the settlement stipulation, Broadcom has "advised the Insurers that it has claims for reimbursement exceeding $130 million in respect of the ... the alleged misconduct. The settlement of the claims in the derivative lawsuit against the individual defendants to recoup the harm to the corporation was not indemnifiable, triggering a potential payment obligation for the Excess Side A carriers. So if, ...

... Qualcomm was receiving JVT reports in 2002; the district court characterized this document as "critical" in that "it was the only evidence in Broadcom's possession indicating the truth - that Qualcomm had been actively involved in the JVT and the development ... the individuals who testified on Qualcomm's behalf at trial or in depositions as Qualcomm's most knowledgeable corporate witnesses." Slip Opn., at 19. Notably, "it is inexplicable that Qualcomm was able to locate the post-September 2003 JVT ...