Ericsson files patent infringement suit against Samsung

Nieuws Mobiel Wereld 27 NOV 2012
Ericsson files patent infringement suit against Samsung

Ericsson has filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the US for patent infringement after the companies were unable to reach a licensing agreement after nearly two years of negotiations. The dispute concerns Ericsson patented technology essential to several telecom and networking standards used by Samsung's products as well as other Ericsson patented inventions that are frequently implemented in wireless and consumer electronics products. It was filed in the Eastern District of Texas, where Ericsson’s US headquarters is located.

Samsung previously licensed Ericsson's patents in 2001 and renewed in 2007, but its license has now expired. Ericsson has extended an offer to Samsung to renew the licence under FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) terms. Ericsson said it sees FRAND licensing as striking the appropriate balance between incentivising companies to contribute technology to open standards and maintaining the overall royalty rates at a reasonable level to allow new entrants access to the market.

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