Huawei Vs Samsung, Innovation Is The Key To Avoid Patent Infringement Litigation

Huawei Vs Samsung, Innovation Is The Key To Avoid Patent Infringement Litigation

The competition in the mobile industry can be summed up in
one word, FIERCE! As a result, brands have resorted to file their designs for
patents. This results in litigation for those who borrow the brand's technology
without permission. Recently, the
world's no. 1, Samsung, and no. 3, Huawei went head to head in a Patent
showdown.

Huawei vs Samsung patent wars

In May 2016, Huawei sued Samsung for infringing 11 of its
patents on its 4G cellular-communication technology, its user interface
software and its operating systems in Shenzhen and in California, which are
huge markets for the Korean giant. The Chinese company stated that Samsung has
earned billions of dollars by selling products with Huawei's patented technology.

Ding Jianxing, the president for intellectual property
rights of Huawei stated: ""Thus far, we have signed cross-licensing agreements with dozens of our
competitors. We hope Samsung will respect Huawei's R&D investment and
patents, stop infringing our patents and get the necessary license from Huawei,
and work together with Huawei to jointly drive the industry forward."

Months later in July, Samsung countersued Huawei for
infringing 6 of their patents claiming and are demanding 161 million Yuan or 24.14
million US Dollars in damages along with the immediate cease of production and
sales of select Huawei products.

Samsung mentioned in a
statement, "Despite our best efforts to resolve this matter amicably, it has
regrettably become necessary to take legal action in order to defend our
intellectual property." To which Huawei's spokesperson responded that they
haven't received a formal complaint regarding the matter. However, "we will
review any documentation and defend ourselves as appropriate when we do."

This resulted in increased Research and Development spending
for their offerings that cater to enterprise and other consumer groups. Huawei
for example, spent 9 Billion US Dollars in R&D for its consumer unit alone.
This is more than a billion more than Apple spends yearly. The increase in
patent infringement cautionary actions has lead companies to keep a closer look
at innovating new technology and new solutions outside the consumer group to
have the advantage in intellectual property claims.

Huawei Vs Samsung, Innovation Is The Key To Avoid Patent Infringement Litigation
Huawei Vs Samsung, Innovation Is The Key To Avoid Patent Infringement Litigation