http://www.mobileworldlive.com/samsung-countersues-ericsson-over-patent-claims
As has been mentioned by many of the other blog posts Samsung has decided to counter sue Ericsson. I have found a different article that mentions something very interesting. In the article it states that "The companies have also filed complaints against each other in the International Trade Commission concerning the same patents with Ericsson reportedly requesting a US import ban for Samsung products". This seems like this dispute has made its way beyond a product and money issue and is now on a personal level. I have a feeling it has to do with a disagreement over a license deal between the two. The US market is huge for Samsung products and Ericsson is trying to get back at Samsung by blocking from getting to this market. I highly doubt that the ban will be put in place but it will definitely be interesting to see how this all unfolds. Another thing I want to point out is that Ericsson said they spent over 5 Billion on research and development is 2011. This shuts me up on allocating company funds for R&D rather than suing other companies. I guess the millions the use to sue other companies is chump change compared to the Billions they actually use for research and development.
Thanks a lot for the read Cory! Aviv posted a similar post, but I thought it was very interesting how both companies have filed complaints against each other in the ITC. If the ban is put in place, Samsung will incorporate major losses. However, like you said, I doubt it will go through but we should still look at this situation closely in the coming months.
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