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Qualcomm Inc. scored a minor victory in its continuing spat with Nokia when a judge last week recommended ending the investigation Nokia bought against it in August for infringing patents.

In August, Nokia Corp. asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to ban the import of Qualcomm chipsets used in cellphones, including 3G (third-generation handsets), for allegedly infringing on five patents held by Nokia.

ITC Administrative Law Judge Paul Luckern [CQ] granted Qualcomm a motion to terminate the investigation, as the companies are already in arbitration to settle a dispute behind a technology license the two companies signed earlier. If the decision stands after a 30-day review, Qualcomm won’t be prevented from importing its chipsets into the U.S.

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Nokia Corp. has agreed to buy the digital mapping company Navteq for US$8.1 billion, supporting a plan to add navigation capabilities to more of its devices.

The acquisition, announced Monday, also helps Nokia to grow the services side of its business at a time when profits from mobile phones are being squeezed.

Navteq provides the digital maps behind Mapquest Inc. and other online services, as well as for navigation systems from Garmin

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