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Case 8:14-cv-00341-JVS-DFM Document 1802 Filed 12/21/17 Page 1 of 38 Page ID #:91299 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA TCL COMMUNICATION CASE NO: SACV 14-341 NS(DFMx) Consolidated with TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, LTD., CASE NO: CV 15-2370 NS(DFMx) et al., FIU:U a.au:. U.S. DISTRJCT COc:RT Plaintiffs/Counterclaim-Defendants, December 21 , 201 7 CL'"TAAL.DISTRICT or CAUroR.,"lA V. BY: K,.,.I,,., r- DD'(;fl' TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM Public Redacted Document ERICSSON, et al., Defendants/Counterclaim-Plaintiffs, ERJCSSON INC., et al., Plaintiffs/Counterclaim-Defendants, TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDTNGS, LTD., et al., Defendants/Counterclaim-Plaintiffs. Memorandum of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 1 Case 8:14-cv-00341-JVS-DFM Document 1802 Filed 12/21/17 Page 2 of 38 Page ID #:91300 Memorandum of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law This case focuses on the licensing of patents in the telecommunications field affecting 2G, 3G, and 4G1 cellular technologies. As discussed below, TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd., TCT Mobile Limited, and TCT Mobile (US) Inc. (collectively "TCL") manufacture and distribute cell phones on a world-wide scale. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Ericsson Inc. (collectively "Ericsson") hold an extensive portfolio of telecommunications patents. TCL seeks to license Ericsson's patents, but the parties cannot agree on terms. There is a critical overlay to this dispute. Standards organizations have evolved with the development of technology. The adoption of standards facilitates the overall development of technology and provides a common base which allows many manufacturers' devices to perform reliably and interchangeably in a given telecommunications environment.
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