Huawei has the patent advantage for 4G-LTE in China – Why is this a surprise?
While Qualcomm has a virtually unassailable lead globally (nearly double Samsung its closest rival), in China with 18% of global 4G-LTE patents are Chinese rights (second only the US) it is effectively tied with Huawei.
http://www.iam-media.com/blog/detail.aspx?g=93830c2f-e505-4b0e-9044-178004201c0b
Why this is a surprising or even unexpected is beyond me. I believe in taking people at their word. The Guangdong Higher People’s Court official gazette issued an article about the Interdigital/Huawei judgement finding an SEP royalty rate for China stating as follows:
“Huawei’s success in this anti-monopoly lawsuit has important significance. Qiu Yongqing, the Chief Judge [of the Guangdong Higher People’s Court], believes that Huawei’s strategy of using anti-monopoly laws as a countermeasure is worth studying by other Chinese enterprises. Qiu suggests that Chinese enterprises should bravely employ anti-monopoly lawsuits to break down technology fortresses and win space for development.” https://www.scribd.com/document/348967579/A-Battle-Across-the-Pacific-Ocean
Mark my words: now that Huawei and other Chinese champions have had their space, they are ready and eager to beat other IP powerhouses at their own game.