Broadcom Corp. v. Qualcomm Inc.

Order Granting Motion for Return of '686 Sunset Royalties

JAMES V. SELNA, District Judge.

Defendant Qualcomm Incorporated (“Qualcomm”) seeks the return of royalties it paid to Plaintiff Broadcom Corporation (“Broadcom”) on U.S. Patent No. 6,847,686 (“the '686 patent”) pursuant to an injunction that has since been reversed as to the '686 patent. Broadcom opposes the motion. The motion is GRANTED.

I. Background

Broadcom and Qualcomm compete in the chipset market for cell phones and other mobile radio devices. On May 29, 2007, a jury found that Qualcomm had directly infringed and induced…