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Intellectual Property

Apr. 29, 2009

After Pitched Battle, Technology Giants Qualcomm and Broadcom Reach Truce

Qualcommm announded late Sunday it would pay $891 million to its nemesis Broadcom, ending a patent brouhaha that spanned courtrooms across Southern California and trade boards around the world.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

When Qualcomm announced this weekend it would pay $891 million to its nemesis Broadcom, it signaled an end to a patent brouhaha born four years ago that spanned courtrooms across Southern California and trade boards around the world.

It also concluded a grueling two-week negotiation session filled with 18-hour days in a conference room in Cooley Godward Kronish's Palo Alto office.

"We had food br...

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