TCL Hit With Patent Infringement Suit Over Smartphone Technology

A patent owner sued Chinese electronics manufacturer TCL Technology Group Corp. for allegedly violating three patents by creating and selling smartphones.

TCL infringed US Patent Nos. 8,855,720, 9,613,060, and 8,537,977, which protect methods for providing screens in an idle state, location-based services, and processing systems, Hermes IP Management LLC said in a complaint filed the lawsuit Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Hermes IP says dozens of TCL smartphone models infringe the patents, including the 40SE, 30 SE, and 20 Pro 5G. TCL has sold the devices through major retailers including ...