Samsung and Ericsson have a particularly interesting patent battle. Two months ago in December Samsung brought on seven 4G/LTE-related patent cases against Ericsson. Eefore that, Ericsson filed complaints on Samsung in both the Eastern Distict of Texas court and in the ITC. Both are accusing each other of failure to comply to FRAND licensing obligations.
Samsung, seeing this as a particularly offensive move, counter sued Ericsson with eight other patents.
These patents are also very related. Theres patents cover the following areas:
1. CMOS memory devices
2. Protected plugged contacts and upper interconnections for semiconductor devices
3. SC-FDMA communication
4. ACK/NACK messages
5. Mobile communication methods
6. Inter-cell inference mobile communication
7. CRC for multiple block codes
Most interestingly, Samsung has filed this claim with some aggressive words:
" Ericsson has recently jettisoned its mobile phone business and it now feels unhinged as a non-practicing entity in the mobile phone market to extort vastly unreasonable and discriminatory license fees from Samsung under threat of product exclusion resulting from a simultaneously filed complaint in the U.S. International Trade Commission ('ITC'). Ericsson's misguided actions epitomize the patent 'hold up' problem that has been the recent subject of wide discussion within standard-setting organizations and other authorities around the globe "
"Ericsson seeks to dismantle the standard-setting framework with unreasonable and discriminatory license demands from a willing licensee under threat of product exclusion."
I wonder how this will play out in the future. It seems like, despite the mass of patent wars, Samsung is taking this one somewhat personally.
This is very interesting. Samsung countersuing after viewing something as offensive. I wonder if they knew they could sue Ericsson but decided not to then brought up the suit when they were sued themselves.
ReplyDeletewow bold move since ericsson is a huge company. It's pretty crazy that this is happening, but maybe Samsung is just really looking to sue after everything with Apple. Eye for an Eye.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what the history between Ericsson and Samsung is but it seems like Samsung wasn't expecting such action from Ericsson so they attacked. I dont find this to be surprising since Samsung have been sued for other patents so to claim the rights to wahtever patent rights they still have they might just attack and keep attacking.
ReplyDeleteI knowthat Ericsson is a huge company, but I haven't heard their name in what feels like years. I honestly thought they were bankrupt. It interesting that Ericsson is fighting Samsung so boldly.
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