Numericable, Completel and NC Numericable have received a letter from Bouygues Telecom claiming EUR 53 million in damages with respect to a five-year white label contract entered into in May 2009, and extended for an additional five years , for the supply to Bouygues Telecom of double and triple-play broadband services. Bouygues Telecom has accused the Numericable group companies of pre-contractual fraud (provision of erroneous information prior to the contract signature), breach of contract, and harm to its image. Numericable said it considers Bouygues Telecom’s claims to unfounded and is contesting the allegations and level of damages sought.
Numericable has also received notice of a suit filed by Iliad and its affiliates Free and Free Mobile, seeking to prevent its distribution of the IPO prospectus it registered with French securities regulator AMF on 18 September. The plaintiffs claim that the document includes false and devaluing information about them. Numericable states that the IPO prospectus was prepared in good faith based on the information available at the time, and that the document does not constitute an advertisement comparing itself to competitors. It considers the law suit frivolous and has asked the court to reject it.
Samsung offers to stop patent lawsuits in Europe
Samsung Electronics has offered to stop taking rivals such as Apple to court in Europe over patent disputes in order to end an antitrust investigation, European Union regulators said on Thursday.
The move, which may help defuse a long-running patent war between the world’s biggest mobile operators, comes after the European Commission said that Samsung’s patent lawsuits broke European Union antitrust rules. It may also help Samsung avert a possible fine that could reach $18.3 billion.
Samsung and Apple, the world’s top two smartphone makers by volume and sales, are battling each other in courts in more than 10 countries, as they vie for control of the lucrative mobile market.
“Samsung has offered to abstain from seeking injunctions for mobile SEPs (standard essential patents) for a period of five years against any company that agrees to a particular licensing framework,” the Commission said in a statement.
It said interested parties have a month to comment on Samsung’s proposal.
The Commission, which also charged Google‘s Motorola Mobility with a similar anti-competitive practice in May, said the Samsung case would bring clarity to the mobile telephony industry.
The move, which may help defuse a long-running patent war between the world’s biggest mobile operators, comes after the European Commission said that Samsung’s patent lawsuits broke European Union antitrust rules. It may also help Samsung avert a possible fine that could reach $18.3 billion.
Samsung and Apple, the world’s top two smartphone makers by volume and sales, are battling each other in courts in more than 10 countries, as they vie for control of the lucrative mobile market.
“Samsung has offered to abstain from seeking injunctions for mobile SEPs (standard essential patents) for a period of five years against any company that agrees to a particular licensing framework,” the Commission said in a statement.
It said interested parties have a month to comment on Samsung’s proposal.
The Commission, which also charged Google‘s Motorola Mobility with a similar anti-competitive practice in May, said the Samsung case would bring clarity to the mobile telephony industry.
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