Dutch based telecommunications company KPN has sued Samsung in the US state of Texas, claiming that it stole some of its patented ideas.
The European network is suing the world’s largest smartphone company for using patented technology, with Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5 among the listed devices.
Apparently KPN has been negotiating with Samsung for some years to reach a licensing agreement, but talks broke down.
As the court filing was made in the US, it seems KPN is focused on that market, but it is unclear if Samsung is infringing the same patent in other global regions, or if this was just “stage one” of a wider campaign.
Texas is a little more patent friendly to trolls, which does weaken the Dutch case somewhat. After all, if you really believed in your case you would choose a court where the jurors were a little less likely to automatically agree with you.
It is also not clear which patents Samsung is said to have broken – so far no news source from the US has said.
