Samsung V. Huawei
In 2011, Huawei and Samsung Electronics, Samsung began negotiating cross-licenses for their patent portfolios, which includes Essential patent, SEPs. Because both parties are SEP holders, they had mutual obligations to offer each other Reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing, FRAND licenses. However, they failed to reach an agreement after years of negotiating. Having reached a deadlock, Huawei filed lawsuits against Samsung in the US on 24 May 2016 and China on 25 May 2016. In retaliation, Samsung filed lawsuits against Huawei in the United States, US and China, along with various counterclaims and requests for patent invalidations. As of 13 April 2018, the parties were involved in 42 patent infringement actions in China. Timeline 2011 *Negotiations begin. 2018 *4 January: Judgement issued by Shenzhen Intermediate Peoples' Court granting an injunction against Samsung. The US District Court of Northern California have stated this date to be 11 January 2018 based on Xie Decl. ...
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Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ( ; ) is a Chinese multinational technology corporation headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It designs, develops, produces and sells telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics and various smart devices. The corporation was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former officer in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Initially focused on manufacturing phone switches, Huawei has expanded its business to include building telecommunications networks, providing operational and consulting services and equipment to enterprises inside and outside of China, and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market. Huawei has deployed its products and services in more than 170 countries and areas. It overtook Ericsson in 2012 as the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world, and overtook Apple in 2018 as the second-largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world, behind Samsung Electronics. In 2018, Huawei re ...
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