(JW Insights) Apr 12 -- China’s PC titan Lenovo and German NPE(non-practicing entity) IPCom have settled a global dispute over mobile communication patents, signing a licensing agreement covering IPCom’s 3G and 4G patents, reported patent reference platform JUVE Patent on April 11.

IPCom has announced on April 11 the signing of a licence agreement with Lenovo, which resolves patent litigation for the Bosch and Hitachi patents. However, the company did not disclose exact details of the settlement and negotiations. As part of the agreement, both companies withdrew lawsuits in the UK, the US and France.

IPCom had claimed that Lenovo infringed the patent, also seeking compensation for what it claimed was historic infringement. Patent 100A had already expired in 2020. Motorola, as well as importer Modelabs and distributor Digital River, were co-defendants alongside Lenovo in the case.

The dispute started in 2019 in the US, when Lenovo and other companies filed an anti-suit injunction against IPCom. Most recently, IPCom’s main lawsuits against Lenovo in the UK were suspended, as was a corresponding nullity action by Lenovo.

The settlement with Lenovo is one in a series of licensing deals for the Munich-based NPE. Currently, IPCom remains in dispute with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and the lawsuits are reportedly currently suspended with no quick solution in sight, said the report from JUVE Patent.

(Gao J)