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InterDigital Sues Nokia, Huawei and ZTE Over Patent Infringement
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InterDigital has announced that it has filed a complaint with the USA's ITC against Nokia, Huawei and ZTE over claims that they are infringing its patents. The company is seeking the usual ban on any imports of infringing devices manufactured by the three companies.
The move comes shortly after the company announced that it might sell its patent portfolio, so the legal action is being seen as a possible way of forcing one of the three companies to simply buy the patents instead of risking losing a legal fight in the courts.
In conjunction with the ITC filing, InterDigital has also filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that Respondents' 3G wireless devices infringe these same InterDigital patents.
The complaint asserts U.S. Patent Nos. 7,349,540, 7,502,406, 7,536,013, 7,616,970, 7,706,332, 7,706,830, and 7,970,127.
"The vast majority of our agreements have been reached without the need for litigation. However, despite having engaged in good faith efforts to license our patents to Nokia, Huawei and ZTE, we have not been able to reach an acceptable resolution. As a result, to protect our intellectual property and the interests of our licensees, we made the decision to bring legal action against these parties." said Lawrence Shay, President of InterDigital's patent holding subsidiaries.
The ITC has 30 days from the filing of the complaint to decide whether to formally institute an investigation.
Tags: [interdigital] [nokia] [huawei] [zte] [USA]
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