SHENZHEN, China. - Tuesday, January 27th 2015 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS
WIRE) ZTE Corporation noted that three patents of Vringo Inc. and its
subsidiaries were invalidated by the Patent Re-examination Board of the
State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China
because of lack of invention.
The three Vringo patents
invalidated by the Patent Re-examination Board were numbered
201010526581.4, 200580010576.5 and 200580026870.5, respectively. Two
other Vringo patents were invalidated last year by the board, which is
also reviewing ZTE’s applications to invalidate more than 20 other
Vringo patents.
“The latest rulings by the Patent
Re-examination Board further vindicate ZTE’s approach to license
intellectual property based on their merits,” said Shen Jianfeng, Chief
Intellectual Property Officer of ZTE. “This should discourage some
patent holders from attempting to negotiate licensing agreements that
are based on a broad portfolio of intellectual property, without
thoroughly examining their respective merits.”
The
decisions in China followed Vringo’s efforts to license to ZTE a broad
patent portfolio, including patents that were invalidated by the Patent
Re-examination Board. ZTE steadfastly opposes all forms of abuses of
intellectual property by non-practicing entities that use the threat of
litigation and injunction to support their demands for unfair licensing
fees.
ZTE is committed to defending the company against
actions brought by Vringo in Europe, Asia and South America. The
company is involved in litigation in Germany over patent EP1186119, the
European equivalent of 201010526581.4. In Australia, ZTE is defending a
case involving patent AU2005212893, the Austrailian equivalent of
200580010576.5.
Last week, the District Court of
Dusseldorf rejected Vringo’s claims against ZTE over two patents
(Patents ‘EP 136’ and ‘EP 941’) that allegedly relate to hotspot
functionality in mobile devices and the use of Google Maps respectively.
Vringo Germany has the right to appeal the decisions of the District
Court of Dusseldorf.
As a globally-leading technology
innovator, ZTE respects the intellectual property of other companies and
is willing to negotiate royalty fees with license holders based on
FRAND principles.
About ZTE
ZTE is a
provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile devices, and
enterprise technology solutions to consumers, carriers, companies and
public sector customers. As part of ZTE’s M-ICT strategy, the company is
committed to providing customers with integrated end-to-end innovations
to deliver excellence and value as the telecommunications and
information technology sectors converge. Listed in the stock exchanges
of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock
code: 000063.SZ), ZTE’s products and services are sold to over 500
operators in more than 160 countries. ZTE commits 10 per cent of its
annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in
international standard-setting organizations. ZTE is committed to
corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global
Compact. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn
Contacts
ZTE Corporation
Margrete Ma, +86 755 26775207
ma.gaili@zte.com.cn
Edelman Hong Kong
Mark Lee, +852-28374756
mark.lee@edelman.com
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