Ericsson is Suing Apple Again for Patent Infringement

Sweden’s Ericsson is taking Apple to court again, filing another set of patent infringement lawsuits against the iPhone maker.

This is the latest in the scuffle between the two companies over royalty payment for use of 5G wireless patents in iPhones.

Both Ericsson and Apple have already sued each other in the United States as negotiations failed over the renewal of a seven-year licensing contract for telecoms patents first struck in 2015.

Ericsson sued first last October, claiming that Apple was trying to improperly cut down the royalty rates. Apple then filed a lawsuit in December accusing the Swedish company of using “strong-arm tactics” to renew patents.

“Ericsson has refused to negotiate fair terms for renewing our patent licensing agreement, and instead has been suing Apple around the world to extort excessive royalties … we are asking the court to help determine a fair price,” an Apple spokesman said this week.

“Since the prior agreement has expired, and we have been unable to reach agreement on the terms and scope of a new licence, Apple is now using our technology without a licence,” an Ericsson spokesman said.

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