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Title: Ericsson takes patent royalty fight with Apple to European courts Post by: HCK on May 10, 2015, 03:00:11 am Ericsson takes patent royalty fight with Apple to European courts
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Following up on lawsuits in the U.S., a dispute between Ericsson and Apple over royalty payments has now moved also to Europe.</p><p> Ericsson has filed three suits in Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands against Apple products, which the telecommunications equipment maker claims use 2G and 4G technology patented by it (http://www.ericsson.com/news/1920053) and essential to industry standards.</p><p> The lawsuits also cover technology that is not standardized but is, for instance, related to the design of semiconductor components and non-cellular wireless communications, it added.</p><p> Ericsson wants Apple to enter into a global licensing agreement for its standard-essential patents and had offered to enter into arbitration. That offer has now expired, Ericsson said Friday, adding that Apple continues to profit from Ericsson’s technology without having a valid license in place.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2920552/ericsson-takes-patent-royalty-fight-with-apple-to-european-courts.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Ericsson takes patent royalty fight with Apple to European courts (http://www.macworld.com/article/2920552/ericsson-takes-patent-royalty-fight-with-apple-to-european-courts.html#tk.rss_all) |