Ericsson begins legal action against Transsion over patent agreement delaysEricsson has released a strongly worded announcement saying it has been “compelled to take legal action against Transsion”, a major Chinese technology company. Ericsson explains that Transsion is a global company with a large footprint in Africa and Eastern Asia, but also operating in Europe and South America. It is also Ericsson’s last remaining unlicensed top ten smartphone supplier. Despite almost a decade of negotiations, Ericsson says, Transsion continues to reject Ericsson’s fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) offers while failing to enter into a global patent license agreement. It also points out that Ericsson has recently signed patent licensing deals with China’s Oppo, renewed a long-term cellular deal with Huawei, and settled a dispute with Lenovo, the parent company of Motorola Mobility.