InterDigital, Inc. is a patent licensing entity that claims to have a stash of standard-essential patents. The company hasn’t shied away from litigation either: For example, it has a hearing next month in the U.S. International Trade Commission on its complaint that Huawei, LG, Nokia, and ZTE infringed some of its 3G cellular standard-essential patents (Inv. No. 337-TA-800) and has been involved in two other ITC investigations. Yesterday, InterDigital announced that it filed another Section 337 complaint with the ITC. This complaint alleges that Proposed Respondents Huawei, Nokia, Samsung, and ZTE infringe various InterDigital patents by importing into the United States mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) that are compatible with certain 3G and 4G wireless communications standards (WCDMA, CDMA2000, and LTE). InterDigital is seeking an exclusion order that would bar these companies from importing these accused devices into the United States, as well as a cease and desist order preventing sale and distribution of accused devices that already entered the United States.
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Ericsson, Samsung Engage in Standard-Essential Patent Battle
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The smartphone wars have definitely seen their share of assertions of standard-essential patents in recent years. Even more of these SEPs entered the fray in a flurry of litigation at the end of 2012 between Ericsson and Samsung.
In late November 2012, Ericsson filed several complaints for patent infringement against Samsung – all of which relate to standard-essential patents. On November 27, Ericsson filed two complaints in the E.D. Tex. against Samsung, alleging infringement of 24 patents that allegedly cover inventions relating to the use of various electronic devices such as telephones, base stations, televisions, computers, etc. in wireless communications networks. One of Ericsson’s district court complaints also alleges that Samsung has breached its contractual obligations with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) by failing to offer Ericsson a license to Samsung’s essential patents on FRAND terms, while the second district court complaint simply accuses Samsung of infringing 13 U.S. patents. Then, on November 30, Ericsson also filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission accusing Samsung of violating 19 U.S.C. § 1337 by importing products that infringe the same 11 patents in Samsung’s first district court complaint.Continue Reading Ericsson, Samsung Engage in Standard-Essential Patent Battle