Huawei Routers Pulled - Cisco Patent Suit

Huawei Pulls Disputed Products From U.S. Market After Cisco Suit

Cisco claims patent infringement.

Huawei Technologies, China's largest telecoms equipment maker, said Friday it has withdrawn products from the U.S. market that Cisco Systems Inc. alleged in a lawsuit contained illegally copied software. [...] Last month, Cisco filed a patent and copyright-infringement lawsuit against Huawei, claiming the company illegally copied software, documentation and other aspects from Cisco products. Cisco claims at least five patents were infringed. [...] Huawei, based in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, said the products under contention were a small part of its overall U.S. business and that the parts of the software in question were 'small and unimportant.'

However, it said it withdrew the products, mainly Quidway routers, from its Web site and has stopped their distribution and sale. It accused Cisco of using litigation to "enhance its market position."