Tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Friday it sued Huawei Technologies for patent infringements through multiple courts in China, escalating a legal conflict between the smartphone rivals.
The suits mark the latest salvo in a fight between the world’s No. 1 and No. 3 smartphone makers, who compete fiercely across the world in an industry that researcher IHS says is worth $332 billion this year.
The South Korean firm sued Huawei in a Beijing court about two weeks ago for allegedly infringing six of its patents, a spokeswoman said. She did not elaborate on the types of patents or the other Chinese courts involved.
