Huawei Takes Patents Brawl With Verizon to a Texas Courtroom
- Companies are jockeying for leverage in royalty battle
- Patent expert likens the trial to two large rams butting heads
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Huawei Technologies Co. says it was treated unfairly when the U.S. government labeled it a security threat, yet China’s largest technology company is seeking redress from the American jury system in a major patent fight with Verizon Communications Inc.
A trial is set to being Wednesday in Marshall, Texas, in Huawei’s case against Verizon over claims it is using Huawei’s patented networking technology without a license. It’s the first of two scheduled this year over lawsuits Huawei filed last year against Verizon, the biggest U.S. mobile carrier.