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(Observer Network News) Regarding the lawsuit filed by Microsoft over Hon Hai Group unpaid patent fees, Terry Gou, chairman of Hon Hai Group, responded on the 12th that Microsoft intends to defraud improper patent protection fees. Hon Hai itself does not make the Android products mentioned in the lawsuit, so there will never be any infringement matters.
According to a report by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on March 12, on March 11, local time, Microsoft filed a lawsuit in the U.S. court, requiring Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry to pay patent licensing royalties. Microsoft claimed that Foxconn Technology Group , a subsidiary of Hon Hai, failed to pay patent royalties in a timely manner and failed to report patent usage on time.
In a complaint filed with the federal court in San Jose, California, Microsoft demanded that Hon Hai pay arrears of patent royalties and late interest. A review of patent-related financial documents is also required. It is unclear which products are involved in the dispute.
Microsoft pointed out in the statement that "this legal measure is to fulfill the agreement signed with Hon Hai in 2013." At the same time, it said, "The cooperative relationship between Microsoft and Hon Hai is very important, and we are working hard to resolve the differences between the two parties."
Microsoft CEO Nadella and Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou
According to Reuters 12 news, Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou said at a press conference held at noon on the 12th that the lawsuit with Microsoft is almost impossible to cause any losses to Hon Hai. "This should be a war between American companies and American companies. It is a war between Microsoft and , Google and . We should not look for foundries." Guo Taiming said.
On the same day, Terry Gou stated on social media that he had only received the indictment from Microsoft against Hon Hai in the early morning, and pointed out that Microsoft was obviously guilty of suing the group. Before officially receiving the indictment, it published the news first, with the intention of knocking off the company and defrauding the company of improper patent protection fees, instead of focusing on the content of the legal proceedings.
Terry Gou pointed out that Hon Hai itself does not make Android products subject to litigation, so there will never be any infringement matters. Terry Gou believes that Microsoft, as the global software hegemon, should charge protection fees from Google in the United States or Android authorized users around the world.
