DELHI HIGH COURT AWARDS RS244 CRORES DAMAGES TO ERICSSON IN SUIT AGAINST LAVA OVER PATENTS INFRINGEMENT

The Delhi High Court in the case Lava International Limited v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and other connected matter observed and had awarded an amount of Rs. 244 crores damages to Ericsson in a suit filed by it against Lava International Limited over the infringement of Standard Essential Patents, SERs.

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The bench headed by Justice Amit Bansal in the case observed and has acknowledged the transformative impact of the evolution of mobile telecommunications in India, which has opened up access to information and digital services, which leads to a more connected and digitally empowered society.

The court in the case observed and has stated that this progress, has been supported by implementation of standards by Standard Setting Organisations, SSOs, which have facilitated the seamless integration of new technologies and the universal adoption of new technology in mobile technology.

The court stated that Ericsson established patent ownership and Lava’s counter claim was being admissible in light of the scheme of the Patents Act.

The court observed that the Ericsson’s suit against Lava was based on eight SEPs in the following areas:

The Adaptive Multi-Rate, AMR speech codec, Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, EDGE, Features in 3G.