Qualcomm: $1B lawsuit is ‘baseless’
Gabriel Technologies claims patent infringement by chipmaker
October 29 2008 - 1:32 pm ET | Phil Carson | RCR Wireless News
Billion-dollar lawsuits still raise some eyebrows, but not at Qualcomm Inc. this week.
Gabriel Technologies Corp. said Monday it had filed suit against the San Diego-based chip and IP-licensing company in federal court in San Diego alleging patent infringement and misappropriation of technology, and asked for more than $1 billion in damages.
“We have been aware of these baseless claims for some time and have rejected them,” Qualcomm said in an e-mailed statement yesterday.
Gabriel Technologies, based in Omaha, Neb., alleged that Qualcomm infringed on assisted-GPS patents belonging to the plaintiff as the latter acquired SnapTrack Inc. in 2000.
According to the plaintiff, Qualcomm and SnapTrack misappropriated intellectual property developed under a joint development agreement with Locate Networks Inc. That IP belonged to Trace Technologies L.L.C., a subsidiary of Gabriel Technologies, according to the complaint. Trace is party to Gabriel Technologies’ lawsuit, which names Qualcomm and SnapTrack’s former VP for technology, Norman Krasner, as defendants.
The complaint alleged that Qualcomm falsely claimed ownership of 90 patents.
Gabriel Technologies is focused on asset tracking and physical security for the transportation and shipping industries.
October 31, 2008 04:03 pm
http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/55c8a9a6c...correct link to the suit. copy and paste
October 30, 2008 06:01 am
The case has merit or Munck - Carter wouldn't touch it. Who knows who the company was promoted by or who cares it doesn't change what someone owns or doesn own. read this.... http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/55c8a9a6c...
October 30, 2008 06:01 am
The case has merit or Munck - Carter wouldn't touch it. Who knows who the company was promoted by or who cares it doesn't change what someone owns or doesn own. read this.... http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/55c8a9a6c
October 29, 2008 01:37 pm
What would you expect QCOM to say about this. I had never heard about the company filing this claim until reading it, but the case certainly seems strong to me. I guess it will be up to the courts to decide that.
October 29, 2008 01:37 pm
On the flipside of that, Munck Carter is a very reputable law firm. They would not have taken this case on if this was frivolous.
October 29, 2008 01:37 pm
If you bother to do a little homework, Gabriel is or was promoted and controlled by a bunch of penny stock swindlers who have previously been accused of securities fraud among other things. Just read their July 8K SEC report and track down the names of their "consultant" shareholders. You'll get the picture right away.