HUAWEI demanding a large amount of patent fees to Verizon US

The US media said that HUAWEI has asked about $ 1 billion in patent fees against Verizon, a US communications company. HUAWEI claims that Verizon is infringing on HUAWEI’s core patented technology. The public opinion is giving attention that the patent fee requirement of HUAWEI is not a matter of simple technology infringement but it can be regarded as a protest against the United States.

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HUAWEI Telecommunication Equipment Patent,

HUAWEI is one of the companies with many telecommunication patents in the world. In addition to the current 4G communication technology, 5G patents to be introduced soon, HUAWEI has a number of patented technologies, and many Korean domestic companies also use HUAWEI's communication equipment. HUAWEI's patented technology spans a variety of areas including network equipment, Internet technology, wireline infrastructure. HUAWEI said that Verizon has infringed about 230 patented technologies.

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Against US sanctions?

HUAWEI is in a very difficult situation now.

As the US Trump government issued an order to ban HUAWEI from threatening national security and also forbid selling HUAWEI’s products and using their telecommunications equipment, many companies began to distance themselves from HUAWEI. As major IT companies in the United States and European companies have joined the sanctions, HUAWEI and the Chinese government announced that they will respond firmly to the sanctions of the United States. As a result of this hard-line countermeasure, HUAWEI's request for patent fees has been raised by those concerned that it is a protest against the US government.

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Increasing conflicts between HUAWEI and the US government,

The conflict between the US government and HUAWEI continues to grow.

It is expected that this confrontation will continue for the time being because it is stance that neither side will back up and will respond hard. The problem is not merely the conflict between the two parties, but the fact that Korean companies using HUAWEI equipment can also be injured in this situation. I wonder how this conflict will affect both sides and Korean domestic companies and foreign companies.