Bloomberg bericht: "Ericsson AB said it sued Apple Inc. in three countries as it ratcheted up a global licensing battle between the companies.
The suits in Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands add to U.S. filings seeking a patent-licensing agreement for technologies fundamental to the way mobile devices communicate and for intellectual property related to user interfaces, batteries and operating systems. Apple continues to sell products globally without a license from Ericsson, the wireless-network maker said Friday. [...]
Apple had been paying royalties to Ericsson before a license expired in mid-January. When talks over renewal failed, the companies sued each other, seeking court rulings on whether Ericsson’s royalty demands on fundamental technology were fair and reasonable."
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