Ericsson asked for prohibition on the grounds of infringement, and apple returned to the United States to counterclaim. This scene is so familiar

According to media reports, Ericsson has won a lawsuit against apple in Colombia ,iPhone12 series 、iPhone13 Series and support 5G Functional iPad All products will be banned , This is undoubtedly a huge blow to Apple , Interestingly, apple immediately returned to its home country -- Counterclaim filed by the United States , Ask Ericsson to compensate for the loss .

It is no doubt that American enterprises are the most skilled in using patents to ban the sale of products from other countries , A large proportion of the patent hooligans that have appeared repeatedly over the years are American enterprises , In the early years, patent hooligans roamed the world, grabbing huge amounts of income , However, with the rampant of patent hooligans, it finally caused trouble for the United States itself , It has seriously hindered the development of American science and Technology .

During his tenure, former President Obama finally realized the harm of patent hooligans to American science and Technology ,2013 In, Obama promoted some measures to curb American patent hooligans , The patent hooligans in the United States have been curbed , Patent hooligans have decreased significantly , Some patent hooligans turned to Europe .

Patent hooliganism has also caused great trouble to Chinese enterprises , Many Chinese enterprises have also been banned for patent hooligans , However, in the past decade, with the continuous enhancement of technological R & D strength of Chinese enterprises , The cases of Chinese enterprises being prosecuted by patent hooligans have been greatly reduced .

I didn't expect that American enterprises are also beginning to suffer patent lawsuits , But this time it was Ericsson and other well-known enterprises who took the initiative , The company it deals with is apple, a well-known enterprise in the United States , Ericsson now sues other enterprises on the grounds of patent infringement from time to time, no doubt in order to obtain patent fees , And apple is not so easy to match .

Ericsson's life today is actually not very easy , The results released in the first quarter of this year showed that its net profit margin was only 6.4%,2019 There was also a loss in ,2020 Since, Chinese communication equipment manufacturers have encountered obstacles in overseas markets , Ericsson and Nokia, two European communication equipment manufacturers, are a little better , However, the performance of these two communication equipment manufacturers is still not ideal in the overseas market without Huawei as a competitor .

To save performance , Ericsson and Nokia began to focus on patent fees , In recent years, they have frequently sued other enterprises for patent infringement , Apple, which Ericsson sued this time, is also a very tough enterprise . In early years, apple, Samsung and Qualcomm have launched long-term patent lawsuits , Naturally, Apple will not be polite to Ericsson .

This is not after Ericsson sued apple in Colombia , Apple chose to return to its home country -- Us counterclaim Ericsson , The aim should be to take advantage of the strong position of the United States , Try to force Ericsson to settle with apple as soon as possible , Considering that apple is now strong in the United States , The U.S. court is also expected to favor Apple .

For this matter , I'm afraid it's finally settled quickly , After all, the American market has become an important market for Ericsson , Because Chinese communication equipment manufacturers cannot enter the U.S. market , Ericsson and Nokia share most of the communication equipment market in the United States , Such a huge profit is obviously more important than the royalties charged from Apple .

The scene of Apple returning to the United States to counter Sue Ericsson is so familiar , When many Chinese enterprises were prosecuted by patent hooligans in overseas markets , Chinese enterprises can only reluctantly accept their hegemony and pay huge patent fees , Or it can only reluctantly give up the overseas market , I'm afraid American enterprises didn't expect to encounter this scene themselves ？