By Sven Nordenstam
STOCKHOLM, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Swedish telecoms gear maker
Ericsson has filed a request with the U.S. International Trade
Commission to ban U.S. imports of products made by South Korean
group Samsung.
The request from Ericsson, which said on Monday the products
infringe on its patents, came after it sued Samsung for patent
infringement in a U.S. court last week.
"The request for an import ban is a part of the process. An
import ban is not our goal. Our goal is that they (Samsung) sign
license agreements on reasonable terms," spokesman Fredrik
Hallstan said.
Ericsson said last week it was suing Samsung after talks
failed to reach agreement on terms that were fair, reasonable
and non-discriminatory (FRAND) over patents.
Samsung said it would defend itself against the lawsuit,
adding that Ericsson had asked for "prohibitively higher royalty
rates to renew the same patent portfolio".
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