SIRF TECHNOLOGY 
By Commission's Final Determination Brings to Six the Number of Patents Found Infringed by SiRF
The Commission's latest ruling brings the total number of Global Locate GPS-related patents that SiRF has been found to infringe up to six. Last year, an ITC administrative law judge found that SiRF infringed all six patents asserted by Global Locate, and the Commission subsequently upheld the administrative law judge's finding on three patents, while holding off on a Final Determination on the other three pending further review in part. On Thursday, the Commission issued both its Final Determination on those patent issues, and orders regarding the appropriate form of remedy.
"We are pleased that the Commission affirmed the judge's findings that SiRF infringed all six patents asserted by Global Locate," said
The Commission's Final Determination comes after a two week trial last year and a subsequent determination by ITC Administrative Law Judge
In addition to the ITC action, Broadcom's claims that SiRF's multimedia processors and GPS receivers infringe four Broadcom patents are moving forward in the U.S. District Court in
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Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with our ongoing litigation with SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. include, but are not limited to:
-- our ability to prevail in the U.S. International Trade Commission
proceedings originally filed by Global Locate and us against SiRF and
any related statutory review and appeals;
-- the ability of our patents to protect our intellectual property and
products;
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litigation, and the possibility of adverse results.
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