The patent
dispute between Samsung Electronics of Korea and Huawei of China finally ended.
Samsung Electronics and Huawei have been in patent disputes for about three
years from 2016 to February 2019. After a dramatic agreement in February, it is
said that the formal legal process has finally come to an end.
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Patent dispute on smartphone of two companies
When Samsung
Electronics emerged as a leader in the smartphone market, Huawei, which is
newly entering the smartphone market, filed a lawsuit alleging that Samsung
infringed the essential patent on the LTE communication in 2016. Since there
were many opinions that Samsung Electronics was ahead of Huawei by technology,
it was expected that Samsung Electronics would win easily. However, as the
Chinese court held Huawei 's hand, the lawsuit went unexpectedly and eventually
the dispute persisted for a long time of three years.
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Reasons for
reconciliation of two companies?
There were
many opinions that Huawei filed a lawsuit, not for a victory but a strategic
suit. It is a strategic lawsuit filed to improve the image of Huawei, which has
entered the smartphone market late, and to take a favorable position in
negotiations with Samsung. Cross-license agreements between Samsung and Huawei
show that Huawei's strategy of the litigation may have worked.
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What is the
relationship between Samsung Electronics and Huawei, from now on?
The patent
dispute between the two companies has been terminated, but the rivalry between
the companies seems to be not over yet. Currently, both companies are competing
for 5G communication technology. Unlike 4G, there are many opinions that Huawei
is preoccupying a favorable position under Chinese government’s active support.
We’re going to have to watch the future of smartphone rivalry.
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