Oh dang! I'm not sure any attorney would have seen this one coming. Ally McBeal, Harvey Birdman, none of them!
--A U.S. agency barred the import of new models of advanced cellphones containing chips from Qualcomm Inc., a ruling that could cause big headaches for some wireless-service carriers and handset makers.
The International Trade Commission's decision, which stems from a patent-infringement complaint brought by Broadcom Inc., could wreak havoc on carriers' plans to introduce more-advanced handsets amid the rapid pace of innovation in the cellphone industry.
Features such as sleek touch-screens, built-in media players and sophisticated GPS systems are being added to more phones. Verizon Wireless, for example, has been testing a high-end phone made by LG Electronics Inc. and ...
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