Huawei on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the US government saying that ban on its equipment was unconstitutional.
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and China’s Huawei Technologies have reportedly agreed to settle their two-year-old patent dispute over wireless technology in the United States.
In an electronic case filing issued by the US District Court for the Northern District of California on February 26, the world’s two largest smartphone makers agreed to “complete the pending steps to finalize the settlement” within the next 30 days,” according to a news agency report.
The two companies have been fighting in courts in the United States and in China since 2016, with Huawei alleging that Samsung had used its cellular communications technology without authorization and has unreasonably delayed entering into a licensing agreement.
Samsung had denied the allegations and accused Huawei of seeking “grossly” inflated licensing fees, countersuing Huawei in the United States.
Huawei Sues US Govt, Says Ban on its Products Lifted
On Thursday, Huawei filed a lawsuit against the US government saying that ban on its equipment was unconstitutional.
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, challenges the constitutionality of Section 889 of the 2019 National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA), signed by President Donald Trump in August last year.
The legislation bars all US government agencies and their contractors from buying Huawei equipment and services.
“This ban not only is unlawful, but also restricts Huawei from engaging in fair competition, ultimately harming US consumers. We look forward to the court’s verdict,” Huawei Rotating Chairman Guo Ping said in a news briefing at Huawei’s headquarters in southern China.
