Huawei lawsuit against Verizon heads to trial in Texas

A lawsuit filed by Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd against Verizon Communications alleging patent infringement is set to begin jury selection on Wednesday.

In February 2020, Huawei sued Verizon in two U.S. District courts in Texas, alleging the company used a dozen Huawei patents without authorization in areas such as computer networking, download security, and video communications, seeking an unspecified amount of compensation and royalty payments.

Verizon last year called the lawsuits “nothing more than a PR stunt” and “a sneak attack on our company and the entire tech ecosystem” and filed counterclaims against Huawei, claiming the Chinese company violated Verizon patents.