Huawei Technologies’ recent decision to sue Samsung Electronics over alleged patent infringement shows some similarities – but also some differences – from other recent smartphone legal battles.

One obvious difference is the kinds of patents involved in the litigation. It appears the claims in Huawei v. Samsung are related to utility patents, not to design patents, like those seen in some of the Apple v. Samsung litigation, Deirdre Fox, an attorney at Scharf Banks Marmor, said.

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