Ericsson files fresh lawsuit against Apple, alleging patent undervaluation

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Ericsson files fresh lawsuit against Apple, alleging patent undervaluation

Ericsson has filed a new lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of trying to devalue essential patents and so reducing royalties to be paid, Bloomberg reported. The complaint was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas after the companies failed to agree on a new licence for Ericsson's standards-essential patents for mobile technology. 

Ericsson said that "despite receiving substantial revenues from its sales of iPhones and other cellular devices, Apple has historically resisted licensing overtures by Ericsson, and other essential patent holders, as part of a global strategy to devalue standard essential patents and reduce Apple's royalty payments."

Ericsson is trying to renegotiate a licence with Apple set to expire at year-end. It is not the first time the companies have faced each other in court. Their 2015 licence agreement was also concluded only after several lawsuits by Ericsson against Apple in Europe and the US.

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