(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Wireless technology rivals Qualcomm and Broadcom said they have agreed to end two court disputes over patents.
relating to technologies that power cell phones, Bluetooth devices and wireless Internet equipment.
Neither company disclosed financial terms or details of the agreement.
The settlement eliminates two of several jury trials scheduled for this year between the rivals, one involving Broadcom claims that Qualcomm infringed two of its patents and another in which Qualcomm claimed its competitor violated two of its patents.
Both cases were pending in federal court in San Diego, with the first slated to go forward in March.
Broadcom and other competitors say Qualcomm charges excessive licensing fees on its patented technologies.
Spokesmen for both companies said the outstanding patent infringement claims between the companies are unaffected by the deal.
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