Huawei vs MediaTek patent lawsuit likely to start by October 25

Huawei vs MediaTek patent dispute may turn into an official war by October 25. A new input reveals that both tech giants will step in the patent lawsuit after the Chinese Golden Week (Chinese holidays: October 1 to 7) and a few major launch events.

Back in July, Huawei and MediaTek locked horns over a patent dispute. As per the details, the fight revolves around cellular network technologies like 4G/5G/LTE.

Both Huawei and MediaTek filed a lawsuit on patent infringement against each other and now they may officially fight in the court by October 25. The former lodged the case in a Chinese court while the latter firm filed it in the high court of the UK.

Other details of this patent infringement lawsuit are unclear at the moment. Moreover, the exact date of the patent dispute trial in the court is also not confirmed. Though it will likely happen after the Chinese Fest holidays, but not before October 25.

Patent Dispute: What’s the matter?

The story began when Huawei filed a lawsuit against MediaTek over patent violations. Most of these patents are related to cellular network techs. As per a financial news reporter, the fight started due to an unsettled patent licensing agreement.

Huawei and MediaTek tried to sign a deal for patent licensing. Under this deal, the latter has to pay a fee to the former company for using its patent or selling its patented invention. The agreement was hanging in the middle for 2-3 years.

MediaTek didn’t agree on this deal as it felt that Huawei had a high patent fee structure. The Chinese phone maker, on the other hand, reportedly tried to shift the patent licensing from the device level to the component level.

Doing so will ultimately relieve the phone makers from the patent fees and they can continue to focus on making innovative products. How things will proceed ahead will become clear in the upcoming days. Stay tuned.

Read the full Huawei vs MediaTek patent dispute HERE.

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