In response to the infringement of its patent rights, Huawei issued a court notification.
The defendants in the lawsuit include Amazon, Compal Electronics, a maker of e-ink displays, and a number of their subsidiaries.
Given that Compal Electronics is a defendant in this patent dispute, industry insiders believe Huawei’s lawsuit may be related to e-ink screens and related products, according to Chinese media outlet Guancha.
In this particular field of consumer electronics, Huawei and Amazon are direct competitors.
Compal Electronics is a leading Taiwanese computer manufacturer that assembles products for Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and other computer behemoths. It has foundries in Kunshan, Nanjing, and other Chinese cities.
Amazon announced in June that it would cease operations of the Kindle e-bookstore in China on June 30, 2023, effectively withdrawing the platform from the market.
Meanwhile, the Huawei MatePad Paper, a HarmonyOS-powered e-ink tablet released in March of this year, surpassed the Kindle Youth Edition in terms of online sales volume in less than two months, shipping more than 110,000 units in the three months following its release.
In comparison to the Kindle, the Huawei MatePad Paper is based on the HarmonyOS system and has made significant advances in areas that directly improve the user experience, such as content, interaction, ecology, and multi-screen collaboration, making e-ink tablets an ideal device for a larger user base.
On December 8, 2018, the case will be heard in the Intermediate People’s Court of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.
