Patent Litigators Add to Playbook With Anti-Suit Injunction

Oct. 8, 2020, 9:01 AM UTC

Locked in a patent fight with Huawei Technologies Co., Samsung Electronics Co. had a problem.

After a Chinese court found Samsung liable for patent infringement and issued an order that threatened the company’s ability to make or sell 4G LTE smartphones in China, Samsung turned to a judge in San Francisco with an unusual request: It wanted an anti-suit injunction.

Today, anti-suit injunctions are increasingly being deployed by companies embroiled in global patent battles over standardized wireless technology. Their use is expected to continue with the transition to 5G and emerging Internet of Things.

“Once litigators discover a new ...

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