Huawei files $12mn patent case against Samsung

Chinese technology firm Huawei Technologies have filed a patent case against South Korean rival Samsung to the tune of $12mn, according to news reports.

The International Business Times has reported that the telecommunications manufacturer is demanding 80mn yuan as compensation for violating patents on a variety of smartphones, including the production of the Samsung Galaxy S7.

The patent refers to mobile terminal and display-related processing methods, and the Samsung models infringing the patent were made in Samsung's Huizhou and Tianjin factories, alleged Huawei.

The patent refers to mobile terminal and display-related processing methods

In May of this year, the Chinese company said that they had brought a case against Samsung in both the United States and China, requesting compensation for patents concerning cellular communications technology, reportedly the first challenge against the South Korean firm by a Chinese rival.

Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court spokesman Wang Zhiwei disclosed to Reuters the court had accepted the case but did not provide further details such as the date of when it was filed.