According to reports from western media, ZTE has received notice of the British court from Ericsson, which will actively responding and at the same time it will expand the counterclaim.
April 2, Ericsson said, they claimed ZTE against violations of Ericsson 2G and 3G wireless communications technology patents at the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, and require the authorities to stop local sales of ZTE infringing handsets and selling some of the network infrastructure in Germany .
This led to ZTE H shares fall 4.5% on April 4 and A shares closed slightly.
In this regard, the official from ZTE said, ZTE has not received the court notice in Germany and Italy, only received notice from the British court.
ZTE also said, ZTE will not rule out litigation and other legal means to safeguard their legitimate rights, adding that Ericsson's infringement of intellectual property of ZTE, they also consider prosecute Ericsson in China, Western Europe and other regions.
ZTE's earlier statement on Ericsson purpose with harsh words: "Competition has already penetrated into every corner of an endless stream of industry related litigation, patent trap, patent blackmail, wild speculations, the action turned to the relevant operators customers, etc. The market is facing a changing structure, which will inevitably lead to more intense competition.
ZTE believes that "only a rational negotiations will become the spindle and promote the real foothold in the market through the positive response to the collision.
Meanwhile, ZTE will launched an invalid patent litigation at SIPO Patent Reexamination Board for Ericsson in China.
