OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLE
Joining the smartphones wars ensuing
in India, the recent entrant in the ring happens to be M/s Best IT
World (India) Private Limited ( iBall ) – who Informed the
Competition Commission of India ( CCI ) how Ericsson is abusing its
dominant position, contravening Competition law in the Indian
market.
ALLEGATIONS
In November 2011, Ericsson issued a
letter to them, stating that they have reviewed the
Informant‟s product portfolio and it believes that certain
standard essential patents ( SEPs) of Ericsson have been infringed,
which were directly relevant to the Informant‟s past, present
and future GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) and/ or
WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) compliant products
and requested for a meeting to discuss the issue. However, Ericsson
had failed to mention the patents that were being infringed, hence,
the informant / iBall called upon Ericsson to identify the
same.
