Vringo Infrastructure Inc files for patent infringement against the UK unit of Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corporation

As the telecoms market matures and obtaining or maintaining market share becomes increasingly competitive, organisations can be expected to seek ways to maintain it by use of the patent portfolios that they have built up during the development phase of their technology. 

We are seeing an increase in a number of technology fields being widely reported in the press.  The stock market is becoming increasingly interested in how companies protect their intellectual property rights (IPRs) and enforcement can have a material effect on the price of a company’s shares.  

In this article, it is reported that Vringo Infrastructure Inc, a unit of mobile phone software maker Vringo Inc, filed for patent infringement against the UK unit of Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp.  This has dramatically driven up Vringo’s share price.

Clearly, to secure investment and a market valuation which reflects a company’s worth it is increasingly important to wisely invest in patent protection to protect a company’s valuable innovations.