U.S. International Trade Commission Affirms Infringement Ruling Against SiRF on Three GPS-Related...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced today that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed an Initial Determination that SiRF Technology Holdings , Inc. infringes three GPS-related patents held by Global Locate, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom. The ITC also said that it would review the findings regarding three additional patents that SiRF was found to infringe. "We are pleased that the ITC affirmed the Initial Determination that SiRF infringed three of our patents, and also confirmed the validity of all six patents. We are confident that the full Commission will ultimately affirm the findings of SiRF's infringement on the three remaining patents at issue. We also look forward to moving... [read full story]