To protect its standard-essential patents, leading communication and
technology firm Ericsson once again locks horns with Apple over Phone Patent
Royalties. The two giants had a dispute over the licensing patents on LTE
technology in Texas, U.S in the starting of this year, but now the
clash over global licensing agreement takes place in Germany, the United
Kingdom and Netherlands (European
Continent).
Kasim Alfalahi, Ericsson’s Chief Intellectual Property Officer said to
Bloomberg, “Irrespective of the
company, everybody needs to take a license for the technologies being provided
to them,”
Before mid-January, Apple had been paying royalties to Ericsson for
using its innovative communication technology but the talk over renewing the
same had failed which resulted in fresh law suit as Apple continued to use
Ericsson’s technology without possessing a valid license.
Under FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) licensing
obligation Ericsson has been persistently trying to come an agreement with
Apple but the efforts were mostly unproductive.
Ericsson had previously filed 7 lawsuits against Apple on matters
related to patents and intellectual property protection. If these rulings are
passed in Ericsson’s favor, the company will have a big profitability boost in
vast global scale and reach of smartphone market.
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