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Quanzhou Intermediate People's Court spokesman Wang Zhiwei told
Reuters the court accepted the case recently but did not provide
further details on what infringements Huawei is claiming in the
lawsuit and when the suit was filed.
In May, Huawei sued Samsung in the United States and China,
seeking compensation for what the Chinese firm said was
unlicensed use of fourth-generation cellular communications
technology, operating systems and user interface software in
Samsung phones.
A Huawei spokeswoman said on Thursday its filing to the Quanzhou
court, made in June, was for the same case as the one it started
in May against Samsung. She said the nature of the case required
Huawei to submit "technical filings" to two courts in its home
country. The other court is in Shenzhen.
A Samsung spokeswoman said the South Korean company would
"thoroughly review the complaint" and take appropriate action to
defend its interests.
Huawei's patent challenge marks a reversal of roles in China, as
phone makers there have often been on the receiving end of such
lawsuits. Last year, Xiaomi Inc was forced briefly to halt sales
of handsets in India after a patent infringement complaint from
telecom equipment maker Ericsson.
(Reporting by Se Young Lee in SEOUL and Lindsy Long in HONG
KONG; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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