Category: ZTE v, Samsung
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Samsung uses brute-force FRAND strategy: parallel antitrust/contract lawsuits against ZTE in U.S., UK, Germany
Context: When we became aware of a press release by the Frankfurt Regional Court on an antitrust action by an implementer against a Chinese standard-essential patent (SEP) holder, the fact that Samsung had previously sued ZTE in the High Court of Justice for England & Wales (EWHC) was the primary reason for which we were…
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Samsung’s antitrust attack on ZTE over SEP licensing confirmed; ZTE won Brazilian preliminary injunction last month
As we suspected, it was Samsung who brought a German standalone SEP-related antitrust action against ZTE in Frankfurt. We’ve also discovered a January 23 Brazilian preliminary injunction that ZTE obtained.