Federal Court Dismisses Broadcom's Antitrust Complaint Against QUALCOMM

San Diego (ots/PRNewswire) -

QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and
innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced
wireless technologies, today announced that the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey has dismissed
Broadcom's antitrust complaint against QUALCOMM in its entirety.
Originally filed in July of 2005 and later amended, the complaint
alleged a variety of purported antitrust violations by QUALCOMM, each
of which was rejected by the District Court. In a 47-page opinion
(see copy of the Court's Judgment and Opinion at:
http://www.qualcomm.com/press/broadcom_judgment.html), the Court held
that QUALCOMM's sales and licensing activities as alleged by Broadcom
"do not support an inference that competition in the UMTS chipset
market is, or will be injured by QUALCOMM's licensing practices." As
to the complaint's allegations regarding QUALCOMM's purported refusal
to grant Broadcom a license for patents essential to the WCDMA 3G
cellular standard on so-called FRAND (fair, reasonable and
non-discriminatory) terms, the Court held "that QUALCOMM's alleged
conduct does not support claims for monopolization or attempted
monopolization."

"QUALCOMM is pleased by the Court's thoughtful and comprehensive
ruling dismissing all of Broadcom's claims," said Steve Altman,
president, QUALCOMM. "Our business model is built upon making our
innovations available to the entire wireless industry through the
widespread licensing of our intellectual property and the creation
and supply of advanced chipsets and software solutions. These
activities foster competition among device manufacturers and service
providers to the benefit of the industry and consumers. As our more
than 135 license agreements with the world's leading
telecommunications equipment manufacturers demonstrate, QUALCOMM has
scrupulously abided by its commitments to standards development
organizations to offer licenses for its essential patents on fair and
reasonable terms."

For the limited purpose of ruling on QUALCOMM's motion to dismiss,
the Court was required by applicable law to treat Broadcom's
allegations in the complaint as true. Nevertheless, the Court held
that Broadcom failed to state any viable antitrust claim. The Court
pointed out that even Broadcom itself did not claim that QUALCOMM had
refused to license its patents to Broadcom but rather that Broadcom
had rejected QUALCOMM's offer and was unable to participate in the 3G
chipset business for that reason. The Court noted that "the elements
of Sherman Act violation do not inhere in failed negotiations" and it
"is not the judicial role to readjust the risks in high stakes
commercial dealings."

The Court's order grants Broadcom leave to move to further amend
the complaint in an attempt to allege a viable claim.

QUALCOMM Incorporated (http://www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in
developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications
products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P
500 Index and is a 2006 FORTUNE 500(R) company traded on The Nasdaq
Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.

QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

QUALCOMM Contacts:
Christine Trimble, Corporate Communications
Phone: +1-858-651-3628
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Bill Davidson, Investor Relations
Phone: +1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com

Web site: http://www.qualcomm.com

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Contact:
Christine Trimble, Corporate Communications, +1-858-651-3628,
corpcomm@qualcomm.com, or Bill Davidson, Investor Relations,
+1-858-658-4813, ir@qualcomm.com