Ericsson Files 3rd Patent Infringement Action This Month Against Samsung

Samsung’s eNB LTE network equipment and 5G “access unit” infringe six Ericsson wireless communications patents dating to 2012, alleged a complaint (in Pacer) Friday in U.S. District Court in Marshall, Texas. It's Ericsson’s third patent infringement action against Samsung this month. Comments were due Tuesday at the International Trade Commission on public interest ramifications of the Tariff Act Section 337 import ban Ericsson seeks in a Jan. 4 complaint against Samsung smartphones, tablets and smart TVs for allegedly infringing four of its wireless connectivity patents (see 2101080043). Ericsson made similar accusations against Samsung Jan. 1 in the same Marshall court as Friday’s action (see 2101030001). Through its manufacture and sales of the eNB network equipment and 5G millimeter-wave access unit, “Samsung performed the acts that constitute induced infringement with knowledge or willful blindness that the induced acts would constitute infringement,” said the latest complaint. It seeks punitive and compensatory damages, plus a court declaration that Samsung’s infringement is willing. Samsung didn’t comment Tuesday.