Ban looms on Motorola phones in USA?

First TikTok and now Motorola is in line to be banned in the USA, Reuters reported Thursday.

The ban could be happened after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that some of Lenovo’s Motorola devices infringe on Ericsson’s 5G patents.

If the ruling is upheld, then importing Motorola phone would be banned in the USA.

The ITC judge’s initial decision marks a significant win for the Sweden-based Ericsson company in its global patent battle against Lenovo.  The Chinese-based Lenovo giant owns Motorola.

The dispute centers on the 5G wireless technology.

Moreover, some of the popular devices like Moto G, Edge, and Razr are in line of allegations with Swedish company alleging to use its patented technology without proper licensing.

The International Trade Commission is set to issue a final decision on the matter in April.

While this initial ruling favors Ericsson, a separate ITC judge ruled in Lenovo’s favor in a related case last month, signaling that the outcome is far from certain.

The concerning thing for Lenovo is that, Ericsson has already got lawsuits in its favour in the United Kingdom, South America, and North Carolina.

In Brazil and Colombia, courts have already issued preliminary orders banning Lenovo smartphone sales.

Interestingly, OnePlus and Oppo devices, for example, were barred from selling in many countries because of similar 5G dispute.