This means that ZTE is in a position to compete with Hitachi Maxell's patent, and that the future risk of losing in the US market is increasing. According to the case information disclosed by the Texas Eastern District Court, the two sides began patent litigation in 2016 It is expected that the results will be heard by 2018.
Hitachi Maxell company main business is the battery and storage products, is a well-known battery giant .2016 years on November 18, due to alleged patent infringement, Hitachi Maxell will ZTE to the United States Texas Eastern District Court.
At that time, Hitachi Maxell filed a total of eight US patents, including: 'information processing equipment, including the use of energy-saving state from the activation and deactivation of the layout' (patent number: 5396443), 'with walking navigation function of portable Terminal "(patent number: 6748317), 'electronic camera' (patent number: 8339493), 'electronic camera' (patent number: 8736729), 'cell phone' (patent number: 6408193), 'information processing device and its power consumption (Patent No. 6329794), 'Multiplexed audio data decoding apparatus and receiving apparatus' (Patent No. 6816491), and 'Multiplexing audio data decoding apparatus and receiving apparatus' (Patent No. 8098695).
May 10, 2017, for Hitachi Maxell company sued ZTE infringement in the United States involved in the patent, ZTE in the country have filed a request for invalidation of the relevant patent.
October 11, 1817, 18, the Patent Reexamination Board have on the Hitachi Maxell two patents to make an invalid decision to review the decision to maintain the patent effective. The patents were 'camera module and camera device' (patent number: 2007101961773) and 'Camera component' (patent number: 028155475).