I found out from a Light Reading article that "Ericsson has filed a number of lawsuits against Lenovo and its subsidiary Motorola Mobility for patent infringement in multiple jurisdictions." While I have subscribed to Ericsson's press release on its website, and received an earnings update two days ago, I didn't get that one.
I'll try to find out more about that new cross-jurisdictional patent dispute that appears to involve SEPs as well as non-SEPs. So far I've been able to download from an electronic court docket the following complaint that was filed with the United States District Court for the Western Division of the Eastern District of North Carolina:
Ericsson v. Lenovo & Motorola Mobility (case no. 5:32-cv-570, E.D. N.C.): October 11, 2023 complaint
These are the five patents-in-suit:
U.S. Patent No. 7,151,430 on a "method of and inductor layout for reduced VCO coupling"; Erisson prevailed on this patent's claim construction in its enforcement effort against Apple last year
U.S. Patent No. 9,313,178 on a "method and system for secure over-the-top live video delivery" (asserted against Samsung in 2021; that dispute was short-lived)
U.S. Patent No. 9,509,273 on a "transformer filter arrangement" (Ericsson prevailed on claim construction against Apple and selected four of its claims for the final part of the ITC investigation, which got settled)
U.S. Patent No. 10,972,654 on "controlling image capturing setting of camera based on direction objected is dragged along touch screen" (not previously asserted)
U.S. Patent No. 11,122,313 on a "method and system for secure over-the-top live video delivery" (same family as the '178 patent discussed further above, but this particular family member has not previously been asserted)
As for the choice of venue, Ericsson's complaint points (inter alia) to a 2018 pleading in the Western District of Texas in which the Eastern District of North Caoflirna was described by those same defendants as a proper venue and forum conveniens:
"If, however, this Court chooses, in lieu of dismissal, to transfer this case, Lenovo and Motorola respectfully submit that the Eastern District of North Carolina (EDNC), and specifically the Raleigh Division, is both a proper forum for this dispute and the most convenient forum. . . . Under the patent venue statute, the Eastern District of North Carolina is a proper venue for both Lenovo and Motorola. See 28 U.S.C. § 1400.”
