LG is suing budget phone maker Blu over alleged patent infringement
This isn't the first time Blu has been the target of a patent case: last year, BlackBerry claimed the company infringed on more than a dozen of its patents. It's not immediately clear whether the US-based phone maker has the habit of using unlicensed technology, or whether both cases are an overreach by a bigger company designed to put monetary strain on a smaller rival.
Patent lawsuits are a frequently-used tool for stifling competition in the smartphone industry: there's the now-classic Apple vs. Palm lawsuit regarding multi-touch technology, as well as the still-ongoing Apple vs. Samsung patent war. Lawsuits like LG's, however, are a particularly nasty breed, as they concern not device design or function, but rather a communication protocol, namely LTE, which is an essential function of any smart device nowadays. Still, it's up to the court to decide whether the case has merit, so we'll be keeping you updated as more news becomes available.
source: The Korea Herald
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