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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 01/20/12 -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC)* Ericsson and ZTE resolve patent license issues* Both parties drop all lawsuits* ZTE signs royalty-bearing license agreement to certain Ericsson patentsIn April 2011 Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) filed lawsuits in Germany, UK and I ...

20.01.2012

Ericsson and ZTE resolve patent license issues


STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 01/20/12 -- Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC)

* Ericsson and ZTE resolve patent license issues

* Both parties drop all lawsuits

* ZTE signs royalty-bearing license agreement to certain Ericsson patents

In April 2011 Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) filed lawsuits in Germany, UK and
Italy
against ZTE for infringing on several Ericsson patents related to GSM and
3G/UMTS cellular technology

The parties have now signed a global cross-licensing agreement and both
parties
have also agreed to drop all litigation.

"Ericsson has the strongest patent portfolio in the industry with over
27,000
patents and any company which sells mobile devices or systems needs a
license
from Ericsson. We have signed more than 90 patent agreements with different
vendors worldwide. Now we can add ZTE to this group," says Kasim Alfalahi,
Chief
Intellectual Property Officer at Ericsson.

ZTE signs a royalty bearing cross-licensing agreement that complies with
Fair,
Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) royalty compensation for access
to
part of Ericsson's patent portfolio.

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Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to
telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and
provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the
leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises
mobile
and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and
multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The
Sony
Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich
personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the "prime driver in an


all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable
business
solutions. Working in 180 countries, more than 90,000 employees generated
revenue of SEK 203.3 billion (USD 28.2 billion) in 2010. Founded in 1876
with
the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX,
Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.





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