{"id":14800,"date":"2022-02-18T16:54:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/18\/court-sets-date-for-apple-countersuit-against-ericsson-usitc-investigating\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T16:54:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:54:07","slug":"court-sets-date-for-apple-countersuit-against-ericsson-usitc-investigating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/18\/court-sets-date-for-apple-countersuit-against-ericsson-usitc-investigating\/","title":{"rendered":"Court sets date for Apple countersuit against Ericsson, USITC investigating"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted probes into some of Ericsson’s complaints against Apple while the landmark patent battle between the two companies continue. <\/p>\n

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According to FOSS Patents<\/em>, the USITC has instituted investigations<\/a> of Ericsson’s trio of ITC import ban complaints. In all three cases, the Commission has opted to delegate the creation of a factual record on any statuary public interest issues to the Administrative Law Judge. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It’s like that the USITC will also soon investigate Apple’s counterclaims against Ericsson. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, Apple has issued a pair of sur-replies in the patent battle with Ericsson. Earlier in February, a U.S. District Court set the trial date for the ongoing patent dispute for June 2023<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One of the replies was in opposition to Ericsson’s motion to dismiss Apple’s fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) case, while the other opposed Ericsson’s motion to amend its October 2021 FRAND complaint<\/a> with additional allegations relating to Apple’s behavior. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Apple v. Ericsson<\/em> FRAND countersuit<\/a> is also slated to begin in July, about a month after the Ericsson v. Apple<\/em> trial is set to begin. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Both companies have been in a patent licensing dustup for years. Back in 2015, Apple and Ericsson both sued each other. Eventually, they reached an agreement in December 2015 that included a licensing deal that remained in effect until the end of 2021. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The saga between the two firms restarted in October 2021 when Ericsson filed a lawsuit against Apple. Later, in December 2021, Apple separately sued Ericsson and alleged that the patent was using “strong-arm tactics” in patent negotiations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In January 2022, Ericsson sued Apple for infringement of 12 5G patents. Shortly afterwards, Apple countersued and sought a U.S. import band on mobile basestations for infringing on Apple’s own mmWave 5G patents. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meanwhile, the dispute between the two firms has also escalated into Europe<\/a>. Those trials are likely to have wrapped up in their entirety before the US cases are heard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n