Apple, Ericsson in Legal Scrap Over LTE Patent Royalties

Apple Inc sued Ericsson alleging that the Swedish company's LTE wireless technology patents are not essential to industry cellular standards and that it is demanding excessive royalties for these patents.

Apple, Ericsson in Legal Scrap Over Patents - WSJ
Apple and the Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson are suing each other in the U.S. in a dispute over royalties for patents linked to high-speed wireless technology the iPhone maker uses in its mobile devices.