The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) said that Qualcomm is infringing on one of Broadcom’s patents, dealing a blow to Qualcomm in an ongoing patent battle between the companies. The commission hasn’t yet issued a penalty for the infringement, and Qualcomm pledged to appeal the decision. The companies are in the midst of many other lawsuits with each other regarding cell phone patents. Broadcom said the commission could bar Qualcomm from importing its chips to the United States, forbid Qualcomm from selling the infringing products in the country and even ban the import of phones containing the chips. But Qualcomm says that the administrative law judge, who made the initial ruling that was upheld by the commission, has recommended against barring the import of phones that use the chips. The commission made its ruling on Friday, and both Qualcomm and Broadcom released statements on Monday. The commission will issue its remedy decision by Feb. 9. Qualcomm has downplayed the importance of the technology in question, saying it is based on software and not fundamental to code division multiple access, the mobile technology that Qualcomm created and is best known for. Qualcomm has said previously that it is exploring ways to work around the technology. The two companies have several other outstanding cases against each other. One is set to be tried in March, another in May, and a third doesn’t yet have a trial date set. Broadcom is also appealing an antitrust suit that it filed against Qualcomm, which has been dismissed. Broadcom is also one of five technology companies that filed anticompetitive complaints against Qualcomm with the European Commission.-Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service (Dublin Bureau)Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by G42 Understanding the impact of AI on society, environment and economy By Jane Chan Dec 03, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe