Huawei is one of China’s biggest names in AIoT products, which means that from time to time, people try to make easy profits using that name.

A similar incident occurred recently where an unauthorized seller was selling knockoff Huawei earbuds by fooling customers. The guilty party named Shenzhen Jinyun Video Equipment Co., Ltd. infringed on Huawei’s trademark and also used the “FREEBUDS” trademark for the counterfeit products. They also used taglines like “official genuine Huawei only” and “official original equipment” on their online products page to trick customers.

After numerous complaints from the victims of this long-running scam, Huawei investigated the matter and sued Shenzhen Jinyun Video Equipment Co., Ltd for trademark and copyright infringement. Other than that, Huawei also demanded 3 million yuan ($450,000 approx) for economic losses and also demanded that the accused bear the litigation cost.

The case was heard in the Yuhang District People’s Court of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, which ruled in Huawei’s favor and ordered Shenzhen Jinyun Video Equipment Co., Ltd to pay Huawei an amount of 1 million yuan ($150,000 approx) as compensation.

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Huawei, the known smartphone maker, is being sued by Cedar Lane Technologies. The latter had filed a lawsuit earlier this week for patent infringement and claims that Huawei infringed on their image processing patents and even used these patented methods in their systems and devices.

According to Cedar Lane Technologies, the Chinese tech giant has infringed on multiple different patents including JPEG compression, scene recognition, electro-luminescent devices, image processing systems, VR camera, and more. Cedar Lane alleged that the smartphone maker has infringed one particular patent on a variety of its products such as smartphones like the Mate Xs, Mate X, Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Honor View 10, Honor 8 and even tablets like the MediaPad M5, MediaPad M6, and MediaPad T5.”

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Cedar Lane said that these products have been “made, used, sold, imported, and offered for sale by Defendant.” The infringement from Huawei revolves around one particular patent, namely 527 patent, which covers “[a] method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means, said JPEG compression means having a built-in memory device, comprising the steps of: sequentially reading a predetermined number of image lines from the image data output of said analog/digital converting means.”

The plaintiff claimed that since Huawei utilized this image conversion method, it infringes on its patents. Cedar Lane has also stated that it had “employees internally test and use these Exemplary Products.” In other words, Huawei had knowledge about the patent but still created products, which was grounds for this infringement suit.

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Earlier this week, U.S officials made bold statements against Huawei saying how the company had the capability to secretly access sensitive and personal information in the systems it maintains across the world. The officials claimed that these so-called “backdoors” allow the company to spy on networks. In fact, a couple of days back, the US Department of Justice filed a formal indictment against Huawei, accusing it of several serious charges like racketeering, conspiracy, and theft.

The officials said they had evidence to show Huawei had backdoor access, but so far, they have failed to show it to the world. And yesterday, Huawei’s cybersecurity chief hit back at those officials daring them to publish this evidence. Huawei’s cybersecurity chief John Suffolk said, “We just say: ‘Don’t hide it, don’t be shy. Publish it, let the world see it’.”

He explained that Huawei had to connect its equipment to the ‘lawful intercept gateway’ required by governments but had no access to it, which are often kept in a special room. These are the backdoors in the network which can tap into calls and data for law enforcement agencies under specific circumstances like that of a court order.

Suffolk said, “We have no access to this equipment, we don’t know what call or information is being intercepted, we don’t know when it is intercepted – all we do is provide one side of the box which is blind to what’s happening on the other side of the box.”

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“I’m not aware of any operator who has said to Huawei: ‘Come and sit in this room and see what’s going on’,” he said.

“If I found out that our staff were involved with such things, then we would take appropriate action on that.”

He also added how the claims about Huawei stealing trade secrets from competitors didn’t make sense because if it was true, its competitors should have been growing at a significant rate. He said that if Huawei had stolen lucrative trade secrets from its competition, then these companies should have been doing at least as well as Huawei.

“The faith of our customers — and you can see this in the results over the past 30 years — gives an indication of what our customers think of those allegations,” Suffolk said.

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Huawei said that it is suing the United States of America in a bid to oppose the country’s decision to bar government agencies from purchasing their equipment citing security threat. The Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer made the revelation on Thursday.

As part of its most aggressive move yet, Huawei has filed a lawsuit in a US District Court in Plano, Texas, throwing down the gauntlet to a 2019 US defense bill that restricts federal agencies from getting their hands on Huawei-branded products as well as its services.

The new US law even prevents US government agencies from collaborating with third parties that buy products or services from Huawei.

In his latest statement, Huawei’s rotating chairman Guo Ping pointed out that the US Congress hasn’t been able to support its decision to ban Huawei products with sufficient shreds of evidence. As a result, the company is left with no choice but to take this legal action.

“If this law is set aside, as it should be, Huawei can bring more advanced technologies to the United States and help it build the best 5G networks,” Guo Ping added.

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According to the United States, equipment manufactured by Huawei is highly likely to be exploited by the Chinese Communist government in order to keep other countries under surveillance and interfere with crucial communications.

While the world gears up for the hotly-anticipated arrival of ultra-fast 5G telecommunications, Washington is persuading the government to stand aloof from the company. The 5G telecommunication can be deemed as an improvement that Huawei was slated to lead.

Responding in retaliation, Huawei has initiated an aggressive PR campaign. Keeping in line with that, reclusive founder Ren Zhengfei has been debunking the apprehensions in a slew of foreign media interviews.

Taking its campaign of flattery to the next level, Huawei invited news organizations on a reticent tour of its mammoth production lines along with its research and development facilities that are located in southern Guangdong province.

Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, Ren’s daughter faces probable deportation from Canada to the U.S. citing charges of Iran sanctions violations.

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In a surprising move, Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the top smartphone maker, Samsung in two major markets, US and China. This marks the first time the Chinese giant has filed an Intellectual Property lawsuit against the South Korean company. It is usually the other way around, top smartphone makers suing Chinese companies, but this time we see a reversal of roles.  If you remember, last year, it was Ericsson who sued Xiaomi and asked for a sales injunction of Xiaomi smartphones in India.

“We hope Samsung will … stop infringing our patents and get the necessary license from Huawei, and work together with Huawei to jointly drive the industry forward,” said Ding Jianxing, president of Huawei’s Intellectual Property Rights Department, in a statement

Huawei’s lawsuit asks for compensation in US and China for the unlicensed use of 4G technology, operating systems and user interface software inside Samsung’s smartphones. While we aren’t sure whether the Chinese giant is looking for a monetary compensation, it is said that the company could be looking for a deal wherein it could use Samsung’s technology. This could potentially help Huawei in its plans to expand its international plans, which has been slow, but still better than competitors like Xiaomi and Meizu.

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Huawei has been doing well in the past couple of years, expanding its smartphone lineup and continuously upgrading its flagships with new technology. The company already has a couple of dual camera smartphones in the market, as well as 3D touch phones. In fact, Huawei reported that it invested more than $9 billion in R&D last year and owned 50,377 patents globally by the end of 2015.

We don’t know what will be the result of this lawsuit, but we will keep you guys updated with more information in the coming months.

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