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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. has let stand a lower court ruling that prevents Qualcomm from selling some of its 3G WCDMA wireless chips in the United States. The original injunction was handed down in early January and bars Qualcomm from selling or supporting wireless phone chips infringe on three Broadcom patents.

Qualcomm has been appealing the decision and the injunction; in the meantime, the company has been offering UMTS chip designs that don’t infringe on Broadcom technology. Qualcomm may also sell selected infringing chips under a “sunset” provision ending January 31, 2009, while paying royalties to Broadcom.