Various LG Mobile Devices Infringe 3 Wi-LAN 4G LTE Patents, Complaint Alleges

Numerous LG mobile devices infringe three 4G LTE patents owned by Wi-LAN, the wireless technology and licensing company alleged in a Thursday complaint (in Pacer). LG’s products “include software and associated hardware that prioritize the transmission of data generated by various applications that run on these LG products, and in doing such prioritization utilize the claimed inventions of the patents asserted in this action,” said the complaint in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. LG’s infringement gives it “an unfair advantage” over its competitors, “many of whom have chosen to do the right thing and license their use of Wi-LAN’s wireless technologies and patents,” it said. LG “knew or should have known” for months it was infringing the patents, it said. Wi-LAN since April “invited LG to renew its license” to Wi-LAN’s patent portfolio, but LG “declined to substantively engage in licensing negotiations with Wi-LAN or take a license,” it said. “As a matter of policy, LG doesn’t generally comment on such pending legal matters,” spokesman John Taylor emailed us.