Qualcomm - shares are lower this morning after a German patent court hearing an infringement case against Nokia (NOK) ruled that a Qualcomm GSM patent is invalid. As it happens, a key U.S. case between the two companies begins today in Delaware.
As Reuters notes this morning, Qualcomm wants Nokia to keep paying a royalty rate of close to 5% of revenue, but Nokia contends the rate should be lower.
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The German Federal Patent Court ruled Wednesday that a Qualcomm GSM patent claim against Nokia is invalid, said the Finnish phone giant.
"This is the third court to conclude that Qualcomm's patent claims against Nokia are without merit. The United Kingdom High Court, and the U.S. International Trade Commission, have both ruled asserted Qualcomm GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) patents to be invalid," said Nokia spokeswoman Anne Eckert.
other trial in Delaware, which starts on Wednesday, and in Germany yet another hearing is scheduled for Oct. 22.

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's largest cell-phone maker, and wireless chip supplier Qualcomm (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) go to court on Wednesday in hopes of resolving a licensing fight that involves hundreds of millions of dollars and has spawned lawsuits on three continents.
The case is based on a 1992 licensing agreement that allowed Nokia to use Qualcomm's patents in its phones. That license expired on April 9, 2007, after Nokia paid Qualcomm $1 billion in fees and considered it to be paid up.
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The German Federal Patent Court has ruled that a Qualcomm patent affecting GSM phones is invalid - and threw out a case against Nokia. The original lawsuit was filed by Qualcomm against Nokia in August 2006 , but delayed at Qualcomm's request.
" Nokia believes that this case is illustrative of the ongoing patent debate around open standardization. As an increasing number of technologies are integrated into new products some patent owners try to claim high compensation for patents that lack merit," Nokia said in a statement.
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by Reuters HELSINKI, July 23 (Reuters) - The German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm GSM patent asserted in a case against the world's top cellphone maker Nokia was invalid.
The companies have been at legal loggerheads since failing to renew a technology licence pact that expired on April 9, 2007. A key court case to solve the row starts later on Wednesday in Delaware.
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by David Manners As the Nokia vs Qualcomm shoot-out opens later today in a Delaware courtroom, a German court has ruled that a Qualcomm’s GSM patent is

STOCKHOLM -(Dow - Nokia Corp. (NOK) Wednesday said a German court has ruled Qualcomm's (QCOM) GSM patent suit against it is invalid.
This is the third court to conclude that Qualcomm's patent claims against Nokia are without merit, Nokia said.
chnologies are integrated into new products some patent owners try to claim high compensation for patents that lack merit," the company said in a written comment.

HELSINKI, July 23 (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) said the German Federal Patent Court ruled on Wednesday that a Qualcomm (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) GSM patent asserted in a case against Nokia is invalid. "This is the third court to conclude that Qualcomm's patent claims against Nokia are without merit," Nokia said.
Qualcomm has filed 11 lawsuits on three continents against Nokia claiming the Finnish firm has infringed its patents in mobile phones based on the widely used GSM technology.
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