Ericsson was sued by network equipment maker Airvana for $330...
Ericsson was sued by network equipment maker Airvana for $330 million, a court filing said. The suit, filed in the Supreme Court of New York, the state’s highest trial court for civil cases, accused Ericsson of misappropriating trade secrets and…
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producing a “knock-off” version of the EV-DO system that could put the smaller company out of business. Additionally, Airvana claimed Ericsson withheld information to “induce” Airvana to grant valuable concessions and hired an Airvana software engineer in knowing violation of a non-competition agreement. Ericsson is aware of the lawsuit, a spokeswoman said. While the company won’t comment on ongoing litigation, it’s committed to supporting its customers and will take action to “protect both their interests and those of Ericsson,” she said. Accordingly, the company will “vigorously defend our right to deploy the Ericsson EV-DO Global System in customer networks according to existing commitments,” she said. Nortel, before it was acquired by Ericsson, had licensed the EV-DO technology from Airvana. According to the lawsuit, Ericsson sought to renegotiate its licensing agreements with Airvana shortly after the Nortel acquisition closed. The lawsuit claimed Ericsson soon started to develop an EV-DO platform using Airvana’s technology.