China-based Holley Communication has won a suit against Samsung over dual-mode cell phone patents, resulting in a payout of US$7.3 million. Holley Communications claims that Samsung is infringing on its patents, which cover dual-mode cell phone technology that allows a single phone to work on both CDMA and GSM networks. The suit was filed in China in The Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang. The $7.3 million is a record for pay-out in the Chinese cellphone industry.
More than 700k cellphones have been sold by Samsung that contain the infringing technology, and the product is still on sale in most markets. Holley officials stated that this pay-out is only the first piece of compensation they would be seeking.
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