Smartphone integrated chips designer MediaTek Inc (聯發科) on Friday said that a lawsuit filed by Chinese smartphone brand Huawei Technologies Co (華為) over alleged patent infringements would have little impact on its operations.
In an announcement posted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, MediaTek said that it would not comment on an ongoing legal case.
However, the company said that Huawei’s legal action would have little impact on its operations.
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MediaTek’s statement came after China-based PRIP Research said on Thursday that Huawei filed a lawsuit with a Chinese district court claiming that MediaTek infringed on its patents.
The infringement mentioned in the lawsuit likely involved 5G cellular network communication technologies, PRIP Research said, citing patent exports.
The lawsuit showed that Huawei is probing the possibility of asking for patent licensing fees from the chip supplier, it added.
Currently, Huawei is asking for patent licensing fees from providers of mobile devices for end-users, PRIP Research said.
Huawei, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co and US-based Qualcomm Inc were the top three patent applicants last year, statistics compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) showed.
Huawei filed 6,494 Patent Cooperation Treaty applications last year, the largest globally, WIPO data showed.
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