Philips sues Xiaomi over UMTS and LTE technology, the former has withdrawn

Philips and Xiaomi appear to have signed a license agreement to use Philips’ UMTS and LTE patents. Philips has announced today that it has withdrawn the lawsuit. The Munich District Court confirms that the two lawsuits concerning Philips patents EP 18 15 647 and EP 16 85 659, which were due to hear EP 659 on April 6, 2022 (case number: 21 O 13772), are no longer pending /20).

The lawsuit in the UK has now been withdrawn and the companies have reached a settlement, according to an order of the UK High Court.

There have been signs in recent weeks that adversaries may be seeking a settlement. Philips successfully obtained several counter-suit injunctions against Xiaomi in Munich. In the early stages of the dispute, the UK High Court handed down an ex parte counter-suit injunction against Xiaomi. Since the ruling was never published, little is known about the content of the ban.

At the end of December 2021, the German Federal Court declared Philips’ EP 647 invalid and terminated the infringement lawsuit in Munich (Case ID: 21 O 15707/20). The German Federal Patent Court has also recently cast doubt on the validity of EP 659.

Moreover, Philips is not only suing Xiaomi in Germany. According to JUVE patent information, several lawsuits are also pending in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and India. In France, the Paris district court recently declared itself the right to set the global FRAND exchange rate in disputes, something Xiaomi has called on the court to do.

Apparently, litigation has also occurred between the two adversaries in China. Like other global patent disputes, Philips and Xiaomi are likely to have agreed on a global license. However, so far, neither side has confirmed a settlement agreement.It’s unclear if Philips also withdrew another company’s lawsuit

According to JUVE patent information, as of 2020, Philips has applied for two patents in Germany and prosecuted more than four patents in the UK. In the Netherlands and Spain, the claims involved two patents, while in India, Philips sued over eight patents. In the aforementioned countries, Philips has sued several Xiaomi subsidiaries and, in most cases, the parent company.