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Intellectual Property

Oct. 6, 2017

Judge appears disinclined to wait for patent trial against Broadcom, Apple

A federal judge appeared disinclined to stay a patent infringement suit against Broadcom Limited and Apple Inc. , despite a defense attorney’s argument that the parties should wait and see how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules on the matter.

A university’s patent battle with Broadcom Ltd. over the rights to critical Wi-Fi technology used in Apple Inc. products appears to be moving forward after a federal judge made it clear to both parties that he doesn’t want to wait and see how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rules on the matter.

U.S. District Judge George H. Wu issued a tentative ruling before Thursday’s hearing denying the motion for a stay, which Apple and Broa...

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