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Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement
Junko Yoshida
11/27/2012 10:00 AM EST
Texas court
As some older telecom patents specs hit their 20-year expiration deadline, companies like Ericsson don’t necessarily lose patent protection. Some “solutions” related to 2G, for example, are being applied to 4G, explained Alfalahi. Ericsson has more than 100 license agreements based on "fair, reasonable and non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
"We have tried hard to amicably come to an agreement with Samsung and to sign a license agreement on FRAND terms. But they refused,” Alfalahi said.
Alfalahi said Ericsson's technologies related to things like the "user interface, touch screens, video streaming or others” used by Samsung in consumer products aren't a part of the communications standards and won’t necessarily be licensed on FRAND terms,
Ericsson filed its complaint against Samsung in a Texas court, where Ericsson's U.S. headquarters is located and where it employs several thousand employees. Ericsson chose ”the United States to be the venue because it’s the country where [intellectual property rights] are very important,” said Alfalahi. ”We have no desire to expand our lawsuit beyond the United States.”
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As some older telecom patents specs hit their 20-year expiration deadline, companies like Ericsson don’t necessarily lose patent protection. Some “solutions” related to 2G, for example, are being applied to 4G, explained Alfalahi. Ericsson has more than 100 license agreements based on "fair, reasonable and non-Discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
"We have tried hard to amicably come to an agreement with Samsung and to sign a license agreement on FRAND terms. But they refused,” Alfalahi said.
Alfalahi said Ericsson's technologies related to things like the "user interface, touch screens, video streaming or others” used by Samsung in consumer products aren't a part of the communications standards and won’t necessarily be licensed on FRAND terms,
Ericsson filed its complaint against Samsung in a Texas court, where Ericsson's U.S. headquarters is located and where it employs several thousand employees. Ericsson chose ”the United States to be the venue because it’s the country where [intellectual property rights] are very important,” said Alfalahi. ”We have no desire to expand our lawsuit beyond the United States.”
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