The U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee mentioned on Tuesday that smartphones made by Lenovo’s Motorola Mobility infringe patents owned by Ericsson, which might result in a ban on U.S. imports of the telephones if the choice is upheld.
An ITC choose mentioned in an preliminary ruling that the smartphones violate Ericsson’s patent rights in 5G wi-fi expertise, handing Sweden-based Ericsson a preliminary victory in its worldwide patent licensing dispute with China-based Lenovo.
Spokespeople for the businesses didn’t instantly reply to requests for touch upon the choice.
The total fee is scheduled to concern a ultimate ruling on Ericsson’s allegations in April. One other ITC choose dominated for Lenovo in an preliminary resolution in a associated case final month.
Ericsson filed its criticism with the Washington-based ITC final 12 months, alleging that telephones from Motorola’s Moto G, Edge and Razr strains infringe patents associated to wi-fi communications. Lenovo denied the allegations.
The businesses are additionally embroiled in patent lawsuits in South America, the UK and North Carolina. Ericsson received preliminary courtroom orders banning gross sales of Lenovo smartphones in Brazil and Colombia in its infringement instances there.
A U.S. appeals courtroom in October revived Lenovo’s request for an injunction to bar enforcement of the South American bans.
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