Ericsson on Thursday it will co-operate with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in its investigation on Micromax complaint to reach a fair and reasonable conclusion.
In a statement, telecom vendor Ericsson announced that CCI decided to commence an investigation of Ericsson relating to the Indian Competition Act.
( Telecom vendor Ericsson faces CCI probe on Micromax complaint )
In March 2013, Ericsson sued the Indian phone vendor Micromax for patent infringement in Delhi High Court, India. Ericsson had before that made numerous attempts to sign a license agreement with the company on Fair, Reasonable and Non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
As part of its general defense, Micromax has filed a complaint to the CCI.
The CCI has now decided to refer the case to the Director General for an in-depth investigation.
