This seems like a season of lawsuit settlements in the tech world. After Apple and Qualcomm announced the settlement of their lawsuits which was called the biggest court battle in the tech world in recent times, it’s now Huawei and Samsung who have reached a settlement for an 8-year long lawsuit.
According to the reports, through a litigation mediation of the Higher People’s Court of Guangdong Province, Huawei Technologies and Samsung (China) Investment have reached a settlement for a series of infringement disputes related to the standard-essential patents.
For the cross-licensing of standard-essential patents worldwide, both the companies have developed a framework of the Patent Licensing Agreement and all the relevant litigations have been resolved. The companies have also started withdrawing their complaints.
Reports indicate that both the companies have been trying to conduct negotiations since 2011 or the patent cross-licensing but it didn’t materialize until now. In the past eight years, the companies filed over 40 lawsuits.
Earlier last year, in January, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court ruled in favor of Huawei and said that Samsung‘s 4G mobile phone produced and sold in China infringed Huawei’s two patents. However, Samsung immediately appealed to the Guangdong High Court.
Now, under the constant mediation through the Guangdong High Court, Huawei and Samsung have finally reached a settlement. However, the specific conditions for this settlement have not been disclosed yet.
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Last month, Apple and Qualcomm announced that the companies are settling their lawsuits. The settlement includes a payment from Apple to Qualcomm as well as a chipset supply agreement. Later, it was revealed that Apple is paying at least $4.5 billion to Qualcomm as a part of the agreement.
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