ITC Ends Ericsson, Motorola Patent Fight After Settlement

By Editorial Team

The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to drop an investigation into allegations that Motorola infringed patents owned by Swedish telecom giant Ericsson with its mobile phones after the companies settled their dispute.

According to the settlement agreement, the companies have resolved their differences, leading to the ITC's decision to end the investigation. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed to the public.

The dispute involved several patents, including:

• 10,306,669 - Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource allocation
• 11,317,342 - Transmission and reception of system information in parts
• 11,515,893 - Shift values for quasi-cyclic LDPC codes
• 10,425,817 - Subscription concealed identifier

Law firms involved in the case included Alston & Bird, Kirkland & Ellis, and McKool Smith. Companies affected by the dispute were Lenovo Group Ltd., Motorola Mobility LLC, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.

Government agencies overseeing the case included the International Trade Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

This settlement marks the end of a legal battle between Ericsson and Motorola, providing a resolution that allows both companies to move forward without the burden of ongoing litigation.