LONDON — GPS chip specialist SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc and Qualcomm have signed a patent non-assertion concord covering the companies' IP portfolio. "As an innovation driven company, we respect Qualcomm's vast intellectual property portfolio," said Kanwar Chadha, founder of SiRF Technology. "We believe that this agreement between leading innovators of AGPS enabled location technology will help expand the market for location enabled products, services and content, while enabling each of us to compete in the market place based on product merits." Earlier this week, Qualcomm s arch-rival Broadcom Corp .won a ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that affirmed an initial determination that SiRF. infringes three GPS-related patents held by Global Locate Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom. ITC...
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