The patent war is a problem that has affected in the past companies like OPPOwhich could not sell its high-end until this year. Other companies, such as Intel, They have had to pay million-dollar fines for violating them.
According to ReutersThe International Trade Commission said yesterday Tuesday that smartphones manufactured by Lenovo and Motorola Mobility infringe Sony Ericsson’s own patents.
The conflict. Ericsson, who filed a lawsuit before the Trade Commission last year, claimed that Motorola’s Moto G, Edge and Razr lines infringe patents related to wireless communications.
“Ericsson has filed a series of lawsuits against Lenovo and its subsidiary Motorola Mobility for patent infringement in multiple jurisdictions. Despite our best efforts, we have been unable to reach an agreement on the terms and scope of a license, and both Lenovo like Motorola Mobility are using our technology without a license. Ericsson.
The request. Ericsson demanded “fair” compensation from Lenovo to “ensure new investments in innovation that benefit our customers and consumers everywhere.”
The company had just closed a patent agreement with Apple after another dispute in the United Statesnot having reached a common point with Lenovo and Motorola Mobility in this regard.
The initial failure. One of the judges of the Commerce Commission, in his initial ruling, has determined that the phones fail to comply with some of the subsections of the country’s Tariff Law.
This ID concludes that the Claimant Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
(“Plaintiff” or “Ericsson”) has conclusively proven that Defendants Motorola Mobility LLC, Lenovo (United States) Inc. and Motorola (Wuhan) Mobility Technologies, Communication Co., Ltd. Ltd. (collectively, “Defendants”) have violated subsection
(b) of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, upon importation into the United States, sale for importation, or sale within the territory of the United States.
The consequences. At the moment, Lenovo and Motorola have not made any statements regarding the initial ruling. From techopiniones we have contacted the company to find out its official position, and we will update the information as soon as there is news available.
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