The patent war is as old as the world, and trials span several years. Asus doesn’t sell many phones, but it makes a lot of money from its patents.
It’s usually the other way around, but this time Asus has sued the giant Samsung for infringing its patents. It affects all your 4G or 5G phones, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flap 5.
Many companies make more money from their patents than from mobile phone sales, and Asus is a good example. Asus has purchased several important mobile patents from different companieswhich give you good benefits.
Asus has sold around 600,000 phones from its ROG Phone and Zenfone line in 2023, while Samsung sells more than 260 million phones a year. It’s a huge difference, but this doesn’t count when it comes to mobile patents.
What Asus patents has Samsung infringed?
According to a document to which he has had access DigiTimesvia Tom’s Hardwarethe patent refers to “a method and apparatus for enhancing a transmission using a resource configured in a wireless communication system.”
According to the complaint, affects all Samsung 4G and 5G smartphones.
Apparently, Asus has not directly sued Samsung. He first contacted her a year and a half ago, to try to reach an agreement. But after a negotiation, Samsung supposedly did not accept the amount that Asus requested, hence the complaint.
From now on A long and painful litigation opens for this patent, which can last years. If the trial is held, it will take time to convene, and there will always be the possibility of appeal by both parties.
The normal thing in these cases is that there is a parallel negotiation between the companies, and they reach an agreement before prolonging the trial forever. But if one of the two parties believes that they are completely right and refuses to negotiate, the judge will decide.
Rumors claimed that due to low sales, Asus was going to close its Zenfone range, but the company has denied this. Currently it also has a powerful range of gaming phones, its well-known ROG Phone. But it is a niche market because these phones have a high price.
Samsung, for its part, is betting big on its folding phones, such as the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z Fold 5.
It is difficult for a judge to paralyze the sale of Samsung mobile phones, so possibly this Asus complaint to Samsung for allegedly infringing its patentsit is unlikely to affect users.