Huawei mulls leading UK court patent decision

Smartphone and telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it is evaluating the decision of a leading court in the United Kingdom over patent infringement that could mean its phones will not be allowed to be sold in the UK, as well as possible steps the company may take.

The High Court of England and Wales recently ruled that Huawei must pay licensing fees to use patents related to 4G technologies in its devices from Unwired Planet International, a US software company that owns thousands of patents obtained from Ericsson, otherwise it will face a sales ban in the UK.

The Shenzhen-based company said in a statement that it has received the decision of the court, but it does not believe that this decision will adversely affect its business operations either in the UK or in other countries.