As we have detailed in this article, this is not the first time Huawei it has to do with the courts, albeit often against them. In this round, however, the Chinese company is not the party involved. Amazonaccused by the alleged counterpart infringement of intellectual property.
Huawei sues Amazon for intellectual property infringement
Huawei went to court in Suzhou, filing a lawsuit against Amazon, its various subsidiaries and the manufacturing company. écrans e-ink Compal Electronics. The reason? Jeff Bezos’ giant and the companies involved would use it Huawei patents without having obtained access by paying royalties.
It is not specified, but given the topic it is likely that the patents concern the technologies used to make a product like Huawei Paper MatePad, equipped with an e-ink screen. The legal comparison would therefore concern Kindle d’Amazonthat the American company announced will be withdrawn from the Chinese market by mid-2023. Meanwhile, Huawei has sold more than 110,000 units of MatePad Paper, surpassing the popular Amazon eReader.
If Huawei can afford to sue Amazon it is also thanks to its leadership position in the field of patents, with over 110,000 patents valid both in Asia with the CNIPA body and in Europe with the EUIPO; but also in the United States where, although not present at all, it is the fifth company to obtain patents.
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