South Korea's Samsung Electronics said today it had filed a patent infringement suit in China against Huawei, adding fuel to a growing legal battle between the rival smartphone makers. The move came after Huawei had filed a similar suit in a US court in May, accusing Samsung of stealing patents on wireless connectivity for handsets. The two reached a ceasefire in 2014 when they decided to drop all patent disputes outside the United States. The two had originally ceased hostilities in 2014 when they dropped all patent disputes outside the US. Samsung is no stranger to patent rows, having duelled lawsuits with Apple for years in courts around the world.

Source: dna July 22, 2016 15:56 UTC