May 7, 2021 1:53pm
The new cross-license agreement between Samsung and Ericsson covers sales of network infrastructure and handsets from January 1, 2021. (Getty Images)
Ericsson and Samsung have reached a multi-year global patent license agreement for cellular technologies including 5G, marking an end to related legal disputes between the two.
The settlement is a positive for Ericsson, which took a hit to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) licensing revenue in the first quarter thanks in part to then-unresolved contract renegotiations with Samsung.
As a result of the IPR deal with Samsung, Cowen analysts anticipate faster resolution of Ericsson’s other outstanding expired patent license agreements given the South Korean vendor’s “lead steer status.”
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Ericsson and Samsung agree SEP truce
07-05-2021
12-05-2020
Ericsson and Samsung have agreed a cross-licensing deal which will end all outstanding patent litigation between them over cellular technologies.
The Swedish company, a leading owner of patents essential to telecommunications standards, sued the South Korean electronics manufacturer in December, claiming Samsung had failed to seek a licence to its IP in good faith.
Ericsson subsequently filed further lawsuits at US district courts and at the US International Trade Commission. The dispute concerns standard-essential patents (SEPs) owned by Ericsson, covering key technology practiced in telecommunication networks.
Standard-setting organisations’ rules governing SEP licensing stipulate that the patent owner must make standard-essential IP available on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms, while implementers such as Samsung must act in good faith as a willing licensee.
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