there is no doubt that Patent barriers has become an important international competition weapon. Even with the brothers, in a close fight courageously at bayonet point range is also unavoidable. (TechWeb distribution map)
deep quagmire Ericsson litigation ZTE, and brothers faced from the same city of the company's patent prosecution.
Huawei on April 28, announced in Germany, and France and Hungary prosecution zhongxing communications, said the other violations of the company's patent and trademark rights. Day after ZTE with counterclaims that their stand. On April 29, ZTE in China for Huawei ZTE violations fourth generation mobile communication systems (LTE) a number of important patents submitted a petition.
behind the patent disputes, continues to be intense competition both sides. &Amp;ldquo; patent barriers has become an important international competition weapon, any company can not be avoided. &Amp;rdquo; in Frost Sullivan Chief Consultant Wang Yuquan (microblogging), Huawei, ZTE “ fighting ” something sooner or later, because businesses are both products and services, there is a high degree of homogeneity. But in his view, the likelihood of two Chinese companies ultimately reconciliation.
more exclusive newspaper reporter was informed that the Ministry had to intervene, Chen Lifang and Huawei directors interviewed in the hope that a concerted approach to the matter. But Huawei prosecution resolute attitude.
or claim millions of dollars of Huawei
Huawei in Germany, and France and Hungary on zhongxing Sue accused zhongxing violations of its series of patented technology, involving 4G LTE data cards and high-speed network technology.
Huawei issued more than one picture, Sunrise data card copying using Huawei's trademark, and Huawei to be printed on the identity, and the corresponding authorization fee is not paid to Huawei; in addition, a data card Huawei rotating head design was patented, zhongxing mimics the production data card Huawei first patent design of Rotary.
“ in order to protect our innovations and legally registered intellectual property rights in Europe, Huawei had to take the legal action. Our goal is to terminate ZTE, Huawei intellectual property rights of any unauthorized use of, and to resolve the dispute through negotiation. &Amp;rdquo; chief legal officer of Huawei said Song Liuping, Huawei has in Germany, and France and Hungary were instituted four patent lawsuits.
zhongxing infringement, Huawei is still calculated should amount to be paid, Song Liuping, which have the potential to reach millions of dollars compensation.
“ when you patent seldom, it must pay to the other enterprises patent licensing fees. So-called swaps patent, also depends on the value of your patents have so much. For example, I have a House, you only trade house to a similar value for rows, each gap should not be too wide. &Amp;rdquo; people with equipment manufacturers to this newspaper pointed out that, in 2010, Huawei had paid us $ 221 million patent license fee, and ZTE has been denied to Ericsson, Huawei and other manufacturers to pay patent fees.
on April 1 this year, Ericsson had just in the United Kingdom, and Italy and Germany lawsuit against ZTE. Apart from patent claims, requests the three countries also ban the sale of Ericsson ZTE handsets as well as in Germany the ban part of the network devices.
