Vringo announced that the German Patents Court has issued a ruling on the validity of the German part of European Patent 1,212,919, owned by Vringo’s wholly-owned subsidiary Vringo Infrastructure, Inc.
The Court, following a hearing held on March 4, 2015, held that the ‘919 Patent claims that read on handover between radio network controllers, a key part of 3G infrastructure technology, were held valid as amended.
Vringo’s infringement claims against ZTE on the ‘919 Patent alleging infringement of ZTE’s 3G and 4G infrastructure equipment are pending before the Düsseldorf Regional Court, where they are scheduled to be heard on February 25, 2016. In Germany, damages are calculable from one month after the publication of the grant of the patent, which, in the case of the ‘919 Patent, was October 8, 2010. ZTE entered the European market in 2002 and has had a substantial presence in Germany for many years.
Source: IPFrontline
