The Serial Cases on Patent Infringement Between Huawei and Samsung were Concluded After Mediation

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After mediation, Huawei and Samsung reached a global agreement on the serial cases on patent infringement concerned with essential patents for criteria as well as the structural Patent License Agreement on several essential patents cross-licensing concerned with criteria worldwide. A package deal has been established as a result of the global litigation between the two companies. Recently, the follow-up work such as lawsuit cancellations will be launched successively.

Since the year of 2011, no substantial development on patent cross-licensing have been reached between Huawei and Samsung in spite of rounds of negotiation. Afterward, both companies have filed several lawsuits with a total of around 40 cases in countries including China.

On January 11, 2018, Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court judged on two patent infringement dispute cases that the 4G intelligent terminals manufactured and sold in China infringed two of Huawei’s patent rights in the first instance. Samsung appealed to Guangdong Higher People’s Court for the second instance against this judgment .

During the second instance, Guangdong Higher People’s Court held multiple mediations, and much progress was made on the negotiation concerned with patent licensing between Huawei and Samsung. Recently, a reconciliation agreement was reached between the two with the host of Guangdong Higher People’s Court. Both sides agreed to implement relevant regulations according to the Patent Licensing Agreement and to settle the disputes properly.

The relevant institutions such as Guangdong Higher People’s Court have made a substantial improvement to tackle the problem properly, efficiently encouraging either party to cooperate in the field of international telecommunication, setting an excellent example to the court and the society.

June 3, 2019

Source: People Court Newspaper

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