New Delhi: Indian smartphone maker Lava will think about interesting a Delhi Excessive Courtroom order that requires it to pay ₹244 crore plus curiosity to Ericsson for infringing on the telecommunications agency’s 2G and 3G patents.
A spokesperson for Lava Worldwide stated, “Lava will discover all viable authorized avenues, together with the opportunity of submitting an enchantment in response to the judgement. Lava stays targeted on the. ‘Make in India’ initiative in help of the federal government of India’s nation-building program by designing telephones with full management on design and manufacturing throughout the nation.”
The Swedish firm had moved court docket towards Lava in 2014, alleging it was utilizing eight of its customary important patents and not using a licensing settlement. It had additionally filed comparable instances towards different smartphone makers corresponding to Micromax, Intex, Xiaomi and iBall. A few of these have been settled, with the entities getting into right into a licensing settlement.
Within the case towards Lava, the Delhi Excessive Courtroom issued an interim injunction in 2016 towards the handset maker, barring it from importing, exporting, manufacturing and promoting cell phones that use Ericsson’s patents and know-how.
In its ultimate order dated 28 March, the court docket dominated in favour of Ericsson, saying seven of the eight patents have been legitimate, and advised Lava to pay Ericsson ₹244 crore plus 5% annual curiosity till it complied with the order. It allowed Lava’s counter to one of many patents – for a linear predictive evaluation encoding technique and encoder.
The court docket stated the damages have been primarily based on the licensing charges Ericsson would have earned had the 2 events entered right into a licensing settlement on a good, cheap and non-discriminatory (FRAND) foundation, a globally accepted follow wherein handset makers pay royalties to make use of patents which can be important for implementing an trade customary or know-how.
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Revealed: 04 Apr 2024, 08:50 PM IST
Supply: Live Mint