Digitimes said Tuesday that Qualcomm, in using the term 'smartbook' to describe its upcoming line of smaller, beefed-up netbooks, has raised the ire of German company Smartbook AG.
If Digitimes' sources are correct, Qualcomm could face an equivalent fine of $358,000 or "arrest for contempt". Smartbook AG CEO Dirk Pick thinks this is all in self defence:
"Internet sites of the German branch office Qualcomm CDMA GmbH, which refer to the US website of Qualcomm, have already been blocked for users with a German IP address… We are confronted with an almost absurd but at the same time bold attack against our brand name. It is Qualcomm who forced us to implement defensive measures."
Seems like Smartbook AG will have a sympathizer in Psion, depending on how this new case turns out. Stay tuned as we follow up.
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