{"id":10744,"date":"2022-03-14T06:39:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T06:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=10744"},"modified":"2022-03-14T06:41:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T06:41:36","slug":"patent-licensing-dispute-between-apple-5g-and-ericsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-licensing-dispute-between-apple-5g-and-ericsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Licensing Dispute Between Apple 5G and Ericsson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Currently, Apple is involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/patent-licensing\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>Patent Licensing<\/strong><\/a> Dispute with a Sweden tech giant Ericsson. The dispute is over royalty payments for using 5G wireless Patents in iPhones. Scroll down to check details regarding Patent Licensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ab8f1d31fe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ab8f1d31fe\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-licensing-dispute-between-apple-5g-and-ericsson\/#Patent_Licensing_Dispute_between_Apple_5G_and_Ericsson_%E2%80%93_Background\" title=\"Patent\nLicensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson \u2013 Background\">Patent\nLicensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson \u2013 Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-licensing-dispute-between-apple-5g-and-ericsson\/#When_did_this_Patent_Licensing_Dispute_between_Apple_5G_and_Ericsson_start\" title=\"When did this\nPatent Licensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson start?\">When did this\nPatent Licensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson start?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/patent-licensing-dispute-between-apple-5g-and-ericsson\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Patent_Licensing_Dispute_between_Apple_5G_and_Ericsson_%E2%80%93_Background\"><\/span>Patent\nLicensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson \u2013 Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier\nin 2015, Apple and Ericsson had signed a legal licensing contract over telecom\nPatents and this contract ended in 2022 and reportedly, Apple did not renew the\nlicenses. All devices need licensing a Patent which is known as <strong><em>SEP or\nStandards Essential Patent<\/em><\/strong>. An International Agreement exists that the\nlicenses for such Patents should be under FRAND terms, which means fair,\nreasonable, and non-discriminatory. What this confirms that the price is\nreasonable and no company is permitted to charge one company or entity more\nthan another one. Apple was licensing a number of SEPs or Standards Essential\nPatents that were owned by Ericsson. Not only that, but it was also licensing\nother Patents that are not Standards Essential Patents. Apple allegedly wanted\nto negotiate a reduced fee when the license expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially,\nEricsson has sued Apple in the United States and one more European Country.\nHowever, now it has filed suits against Apple in Brazil, Germany, and the\nNetherlands. Ericsson is arguing that Apple has infringed its Patent around 4G\n&amp; 5G technology which is used in more of Apple&#8217;s iPhones. Apple has also\nclaimed that Ericsson has violated its Patents &amp; is looking for a ban on\nimports of technology based on those Patents. Ericsson is seeking a ban on\nimports of iPhones as it alleges Patent Infringement by Apple Company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_did_this_Patent_Licensing_Dispute_between_Apple_5G_and_Ericsson_start\"><\/span>When did this\nPatent Licensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson start?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, Ericsson first filed a case against Apple making it clear that it was unhappy regarding Apple to lessen the royalty fees. <strong>Apple<\/strong><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/in\/\" class=\"text-primary\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/sup> replied with a lawsuit of its own in December where it accused Ericsson of using robust-arm approaches in order to get the Patent renewed. According to the Reuters report, an Ericsson spokesman said, since the prior agreement has expired, and we have been not able to reach an agreement on the terms &amp; ambit of a new license, Apple is now using our latest technology without a license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patent\nlawsuits are common among technology companies because every dollar saved could\namount to noteworthy amounts over the time duration of the agreement, with\ncompanies like Ericsson charging from $2.5 to $5 for every 5G device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the Patent Licensing contract between Apple and Ericsson has not been renewed &amp; lawsuits are being filed across continents, it could be a long battle. Particularly, Ericsson had a long-standing legal Patent Licensing Dispute with Samsung as well as over global Patent Licenses. The issue or dispute was settled last year in May 2021 but after a long legal battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-left\"><b>Read our Article<\/b>:<mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/issues-and-challenges-while-patenting-nanotechnology-in-india\/\">Issues and Challenges While Patenting Nanotechnology in India \u2013 An Overview<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Currently, Apple is involved in a Patent Licensing Dispute with a Sweden tech giant Ericsson. The dispute is over royalty payments for using 5G wireless Patents in iPhones. Scroll down to check details regarding Patent Licensing Dispute between Apple 5G and Ericsson. 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