By Blake Brittain
The U.S. Worldwide Commerce Fee stated on Tuesday that smartphones made by Lenovo’s Motorola (NYSE:) Mobility infringe patents owned by Ericsson (BS:), which might result in a ban on U.S. imports of the telephones if the choice is upheld.
An ITC (NS:) decide stated in an preliminary ruling that the smartphones violate Ericsson’s patent rights in 5G wi-fi know-how, 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 complete fee is scheduled to challenge a remaining ruling on Ericsson’s allegations in April. One other ITC decide dominated for Lenovo in an preliminary choice in a associated case final month.
Ericsson filed its criticism with the Washington-based ITC final yr, 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 United Kingdom (TADAWUL:) and North Carolina. Ericsson gained preliminary court docket orders banning gross sales of Lenovo smartphones in Brazil and Colombia in its infringement instances there.
A U.S. appeals court docket in October revived Lenovo’s request for an injunction to bar enforcement of the South American bans.
