Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson v. Lenovo (United States), Inc.

• Court: District Court, E.D. North Carolina
• Decided: April 23, 2025
• Docket: 5:23-cv-00569
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:23-cv-00569-BO ) TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ) ERICSSON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC.; ) LENOVO (SHANGHAI) ELECTRONICS _) TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.; LENOVO ) BEIJING LTD.; LENOVO GROUP, LTD.; ) MOTOROLA (WUHAN) MOBILITY ) ORDER TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION __ ) CO., LTD.; and MOTOROLA MOBILITY, ) LLC, ) ) Defendants. ) )

) LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., and) MOTOROLA MOBILITY, LLC, ) ) Counterclaim — Plaintiffs, —) ) TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ) ERICSSON, ERICSSON AB, and ) ERICSSON INC., ) ) Counterclaim — Defendants. ) ) This matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ joint motion for the vcluntary dismissal of all claims and counterclaims [DE 97] pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)Gi).

Plaintiffs (collectively “Ericsson”) and Defendants (collectively “Lenovo”) have been embroiled in a wide-ranging, globe-spanning, years-long dispute over certain essential patents in cellular telecommunications equipment. See Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson y. Lenovo (United States), Inc., 120 F.4th 864 (Fed. Cir. 2024). Now, the parties come before the Court moving to dismiss the case on the basis of a settlement agreement, with each side to bear its own attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs. Having considered the motion, the Court finds that the motion [DE 97] should be, and hereby is, GRANTED. All claims and counterclaims are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. All other requests for relief are DENIED AS MOOT. The clerk is DIRECTED to close the case.

SO ORDERED, this ay day of April 2025.

fee W. BOYLE j UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE