2024-05-12 08:44:02
Munich – Lenovo laptops are popular in Germany. But the Chinese manufacturer is currently no longer allowed to sell any of its products here. The reason is a dispute in court.
The sales ban applies to Lenovo products equipped with a WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network) module. These are them Smartphones Lenovo-branded Motorola and some laptops and tablets with cellular access.
According to “Wirtschaftswoche”, the background for this is a patent lawsuit from the American company Interdigital. According to the report, it was before the regional court at the beginning of May Munich (AZ: 7 O 12029/23) negotiated. Consequently, the court ruled that Lenovo had infringed the US company’s mobile phone patents. On May 8, the plaintiff secured a deposit of over four million euros to ensure that the judgment entered into force early.
Therefore, the following applies with immediate effect: “The defendants are prohibited from offering patent-infringing goods in Germany […] or introduce. “In addition, compensation must be paid,” explains a spokeswoman for the court in “Wirtschaftswoche”. Retailers are no longer allowed to be supplied with new goods.
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“We hope that following the court’s decision, Lenovo will change course and ultimately take a fair and appropriate license,” Interdigital general counsel Josh Schmidt wrote in a statement.
Lenovo points out that Interdigital did not offer the license on “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms” (FRAND) and thus breached its obligation to grant standard patents.
The American company Interdigital has already argued in court with a number of companies such as Samsung and Nokia. The question was repeatedly raised regarding the extent to which the group makes its patents available under FRAND conditions.
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