"The partial summary judgment decision confirms that manufacturers of CDMA cellular phones who have signed a Qualcomm license agreement with the same pertinent terms as the license agreements presented to the court do not infringe the patents asserted against Maxim when the manufacturers incorporate Maxim products into their phones," the company said in a statement.

The decision concludes that the subject license agreements permit licensees to "make and sell subscriber units that contain non-Qualcomm-authorized components."

The partial decision is based on license agreements provided to the court as representative examples of San Diego-based Qualcomm's license agreements with cellphone manufacturers.