LG accuses Blu of SEP infringement

 

Korean electronics company LG has accused mobile manufacturer Blu Products of infringing five standard-essential patents.
According to a press release from LG released on March 27, the electronics company took legal action following "numerous unsuccessful attempts" over the past year to engage Blu in licensing discussions. LG filed complaints at the US District Court for the District of Delaware and the US International Trade Commission on March 27. The patents are essential to the LTE mobile communications standard, a 4G wireless broadband technology developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project and administered by the European Telecommunication Standards Institute, said the claim.
The electronics company said it had tried to negotiate a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory licence to LG's wireless communications patent portfolio with Blu.