In January last year I wrote an article examining Huawei's
win against Samsung in China regarding the 4G standard-essential
patent lawsuit.
This concerned Huawei suing Samsung for using its technology
illegally and resulted in the Intermediate People's Court in
Shenzhen ruling in Huawai's favour, ordering Samsung to pay
them 80 million yuan followed by a separate ruling by a Shenzhen
court which blocked the manufacture and sale of the technology in
question by Samsung in China.
However, despite the case being settled in China, the parties,
were also battling in courts in the United States (where Samsung
had countersued), where the fight continued.
The trial was set to start in September where Samsung would aim
to prove that Huawei had breached its FRAND licensing obligations.
However the proceedings have now halted as the two firms have
signed a join motion to the US appeals court asking it to pause the
proceedings as they have entered into a settled agreement.
