Apple Fires Back in Ericsson 5G Legal Battle

upstart writes:

Apple fires back in Ericsson 5G legal battle:

Apple has countersued Ericsson and is seeking an important ban on the import of the Swedish telecoms equipment manufacturer's base stations into the US as part of a long-running legal dispute over the use of 5G patents.

The two companies previously signed a seven-year licensing agreement for the use of Ericsson's Standards Essential Patents (SEPs) in Apple's products such as the iPhone but have been in the courts ever since negotiations about an extension broke down.

SEPs are innovations that have been contributed to industry standards, such as 5G, and can be used by anyone else provided they pay a fair price for the privilege. These rates are known as fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.

In effect, this means anyone that uses an SEP in their product pays a royalty to the owner of the patent - typically a few dollars per device.

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