TapTechNews, May 11 - According to German media WirtchaftsWoche, all cellular network-supported devices by Lenovo and Motorola, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops equipped with mobile data, are currently facing a sales ban in Germany.
The Munich District Court earlier this month ruled against Lenovo and Motorola in a lawsuit concerning 4G and 5G patents with the American technology firm InterDigital, granting an initial prohibition order.
The ban is not yet fully legally binding, but InterDigital has opted to provisionally enforce it by posting a bond of 4 million euros (approximately 31.16 million RMB). Lenovo and Motorola can still appeal to revoke the injunction.
The lawsuit, similar to Samsung's case with Datang, focuses on the FRAND (Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory) terms in the patent licensing, a common point of contention in such cases. InterDigital claims its royalty rates comply with FRAND principles, but Lenovo-Motorola disagrees. The European Union has not laid down specific regulations on what constitutes FRAND principles, leaving room for patent litigation.
This is not the first time InterDigital and Lenovo-Motorola have clashed in court over patent licensing fees: the UK High Court in June 2023 ruled that InterDigital's royalties could not exceed 0.175 USD (approximately 1.26525 RMB) per device.