Ericsson zte patent game behind the market new format
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On April 1, the world's largest mobile network equipment manufacturers Ericsson in Britain, Italy, Germany and for zte launched three patent litigation, accused of zte violated Ericsson GSM/WCDMA part of the patent, and asked a court to stop zte phones respectively in The Three Kingdoms sales and zte in Germany some network infrastructure sales.
Although the message to sudden, but has been accustomed to watching the "patent war" domestic communications enterprise does not so panicked and zte soon launched counterattack: April 2 release "about zte and Ericsson IPR dispute declaration and put forward" only by rational for spindle, to negotiate for the purpose, through negotiation by promoting actively respond to fight, and on that day, "in the state intellectual property office for Ericsson patent reexamination board in China launched the patent is invalid lawsuit.
In recent years, as communications equipment market competition is intense, and represented by zte and huawei, the Chinese enterprises in overseas markets, the rise of the original global communication equipment market pattern is under unprecedented shock. In such circumstances, with patents as the "weapon" all kinds of disputes, apple and nokia frequent on patent litigation, huawei and MOTO mutual patent infringement lawsuit, and the Ericsson and zte's case... All of these appearances, is a new behind telecommunication equipment market order before the formation of new powers and old forces, the last duel.
Zte: to actively respond to the lawsuit
According to reporter understanding, currently Ericsson UK, Italy, and Germany, the three lawsuits the main object is zte's 5 GSM mobile phones, also is in the present market more than three zte equipment in the best selling mobile phones. "England, Italy and Germany, the three have in patent protection may have some tendentiousness, to litigation |, many western companies will want to in such countries initiate litigation." Zte IPR director WangHaiBo analysis think this is above three countries in Ericsson to the reasons.
Launched lawsuitsFrom the present in the UK received zte has sued WangHaiBo expressed notice look, actively respond to the lawsuits. "Ericsson patent stability in, so there were some problems in the lawsuit, zte has confidence in its own power. And embodied in intellectual property rights in recent years zte the establishment of the accumulation and architecture has obvious, especially in LTE, such as the frontier communications 4G, zte's IPR quantity and quality, Ericsson significantly increased in global sales of many products also use the zte's IPR."
According to provide data shows: zte's international patent (currently zte PCT) filings in all global enterprise, ranking second PCT patent communication industry first. Zte have LTE 7% core patent application fields in industry, before five. Expected until 2012 will ascend to above 10%. At present, zte has increased in the overseas markets in the patent layout, England, Italy and Germany, the three have quite part of the patent to deploy. But behind this is 3.3 million zte huge many Chinese rights, 6000 many international patent, global 15 r&d center, 2.8 million developers and 70 billion yuan in r&d investment in such a powerful "support group".
"Of course, zte will not give up cross with third parties, with permission this approach rational negotiation and consultation solve problems." WangHaiBo added.
Cross licensing or into the final result
Actually, with cross licensing approach to solving the patent dispute is the industry the best way to solve the problem. In 2006, Ericsson worked in USA, UK, Germany, the Netherlands shikoku Sue samsung electronics infringed its GSM, GPRS and EDGE etc patents. After 5 years of disputes, 2010 after both sides in the wireless communication technology signed a patent cross licensing agreement.
Undoubtedly, Ericsson is the world's largest outside except qualcomm wireless communication patent holders, according to the figures, provide Ericsson with 2.7 million items of Ericsson approved patents, and industry manufacturers had reached more than 90 a patent license agreement, at present the vast majority of the world sales GSM or WCDMA standard products company has passed Ericsson authorized.
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