Huawei and US-based mobile and video technology company InterDigital ended a legal battle over standard-essential patents, agreeing to drop all pending litigation as part of a licensing deal.
The royalty-based deal runs until 31 December 2023, and covers use of InterDigital’s 3G, 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi and HEVC video compression patents in some Huawei terminal products.
In a statement, InterDigital CEO William Merritt said the deal “highlights the strength of our business” and the value of its “contributions to multiple generations of wireless and video standards”.
The move ends a patent row which began in January 2019, when Huawei filed a lawsuit in China alleging InterDigital had refused to licence essential 3G, 4G and 5G technology [1] on FRAND terms.
InterDigital hit back in December 2019, accusing Huawei of patent infringement in litigation filed in the UK.
Both lawsuits will be dismissed.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/huawei-tackles-interdigital-over-patent-practices/
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