tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post7115921882776442372..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: A prelude to patent litigation? Ericsson tackles Apple in EuropeVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-90768169947205773252015-06-15T21:50:27.648+01:002015-06-15T21:50:27.648+01:00I'm slightly confused here - you say Ericsson&...I'm slightly confused here - you say Ericsson's aim is "forcing Apple to obtain a valid licence" - is that essentially sueing them for infringement, or something else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-41072391826895295162015-06-14T16:03:09.848+01:002015-06-14T16:03:09.848+01:00Perhaps now some attention will be paid to the mas...Perhaps now some attention will be paid to the massive royalty revenues generated by FRAND 2G/3G/4G licenses. A handful of companies, Ericsson amongst them, dominate the standards bodies and thereby perpetuate their royalty income. They already sell 2G/3G/4G equipment to mobile operators, but they're not satisfied with those profits -- and therefore they "double dip" by collecting royalties on the terminal equipment. Even a 1% royalty is big money when billions of people are buying the products. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com