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According to Bluebox , Xiaomi MI 4 may have preinstalled malware

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">Data security firm Bluebox has discovered preinstalled malware and a host of other issues with a Xiaomi Mi 4 device the company tested. Scarier still, the phone seems to have been tampered with by an unidentified third party.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpNmHZJRrSF-K3CdFbVWo0ZWLYiujFv4t_L5euauHmP14X1YNRe6OBcmHUQH-HzhXWz5FfrKGVnDE3IP5QSSHdltex_CS0tjbTwVav3XmFDi7ZPClaCXWzJ3acU3yhuIir4t3tzXtdyE/s1600/mi4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpNmHZJRrSF-K3CdFbVWo0ZWLYiujFv4t_L5euauHmP14X1YNRe6OBcmHUQH-HzhXWz5FfrKGVnDE3IP5QSSHdltex_CS0tjbTwVav3XmFDi7ZPClaCXWzJ3acU3yhuIir4t3tzXtdyE/s1600/mi4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">Bluebox first </span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline-width: medium;">issued a report on Thursday</span></span><span style="color: #444444;">, after reaching out to Xiaomi and not getting a response.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">When the researchers first received the phone, they made sure it was legitimately a Xiaomi device using Xiaomi’s “Mi Identification” app. Upon further testing, security researchers found that there were several malicious applications preloaded onto the smartphone, including adware that disguises itself as a verified Google application; trojans, which allow hackers to gain control of the phone; and other high-risk software.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">Furthermore, the device was “vulnerable to every vulnerability we scanned for,” wrote Andrew Blaich, Bluebox’s lead security analyst, in a blog post.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">Blaich also said that Mi 4’s operating system is a non-certified version of Android and is therefore subject to a number of flaws. Some of the bugs and security holes his researchers discovered were specific to old Android software, not its current release, leading them to believe that the OS was a mashup between the new KitKat 4.4.4. and an older form of Android. Other issues within the API build made the researchers unsure whether the device was meant for testing or consumer use.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">There was also suspicion that the device may have been tampered with, because some of the apps held signatures that differed from the manufacturer’s signing key.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">On Friday, the firm finally heard back from Xiaomi.</span></div><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4444444444; margin: 0px 46px 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 11px 22px; quotes: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">“We are certain the device that Bluebox tested is not using a standard MIUI ROM, as our factory ROM and OTA ROM builds are never rooted and we don’t pre-install services such as YT Service, PhoneGuardService, AppStats etc. Bluebox could have purchased a phone that has been tampered with, as they bought it via a physical retailer in China. Xiaomi does not sell phones via third-party retailers in China, only via our official online channels and selected carrier stores.” — Hugo Barra, VP International</span></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">Barra went on to say that the company was investigating why it took Xiaomi so long to respond to Bluebox’s initial message. He also said that customers should only purchase Xiaomi products from Mi.com and the select verified stores that the company works with. However, Blaich seemed unimpressed by the response.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">“If it’s this easy to modify the device in the retail chain, it could also be modified in transit, even when purchased from mi.com,” he wrote, and then referenced a <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline-width: medium;">recent article from Der Spiegel</span></span> that demonstrated how U.S. intelligence officials are able to intercept computers before they reach their destination and load them with malware — a more modern form of wiretapping. The thought being, if Xiaomi smartphones are already getting hacked at the retail level, they may be vulnerable to more complex attacks.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">Within the report, Blaich notes that the more popular a device is, the more frequently it’s attacked. Xiaomi already has <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline-width: medium;">100 million people on its MIUI platform</span></span> and has <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline-width: medium;">plans to launch in the U.S. this year</span></span>, which means the number of Xiaomi users is only going up.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">source: <a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/03/07/security-firm-finds-pre-installed-malware-on-xiaomi-mi-4-smartphone/">VB</a></span></div></div>

According to Bluebox , Xiaomi MI 4 may have preinstalled malware

Data security firm Bluebox has discovered preinstalled malware and a host of other issues with a Xiaomi Mi 4 device the company tested. Scar...

Delhi HC lifted partial ban on Xiaomi !! now Xiaom can Import and sell Qualcomm-Based Handsets in India

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="clear: left; color: #444444; float: left; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYJQXcZ4tik-NC0-64R170Nyb2Xo3w5jzImBqLOcBfJoPLMSWC9fZ7yT7alGDHg7tpzgDUjNTLf1NKVAKZTs11SbpM4afDJDBAYRDQACpSH8K4UYxcVCZYg1uIhYRixL95WE2rLIxpkY/s1600/mi+phones.jpg" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />The Delhi High Court on Tuesday has permitted Xiaomi to s<b>ell and import Qualcommchipset-based handsets </b>until January 8 as a temporary measure.<br /><br />In an interim order, the High Court had on December 8 restrained Xiaomi as well as online e-commerce site Flipkart from selling in India handsets of the Chinese mobile maker that run on the technology patented by Swedish technology company Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.<br /><br />A bench headed by Justice Pradeep Nandrajog on Tuesday passed the "pro tem order" as Xiaomi had contended that Ericsson suppressed the fact that the Chinese mobile maker has also used chipsets of Qualcomm which has a licence to use patents of the Swedish company.<br /><br />Xiaomi sells its handsets exclusively through e-commerce site Flipkart on every Tuesday, the court was told during the proceedings.<br /><br />The bench was also told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Ajit Warrier, appearing for Xiaomi, that on each Tuesday around one lakh units are expected to be sold on the site.<br /><br />Therefore, as part of the "pro tem" or temporary measures, the bench asked Xiaomi to deposit Rs. 100 per handset sold, towards royalty, in favour of the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court and the amount so deposited be kept in a fixed deposit.<br /><br />With these temporary directions, the court disposed of the appeal filed by Xiaomi challenging the High Court's single-judge bench's December 8 order. <br /><br />While disposing of the appeal the court has also directed Xiaomi to furnish an affidavit, before the next date of hearing before the single judge, disclosing the number of units sold by it till then and particulars of the invoices of the Qualcomm chipsets purchased by it. <br /><br />Xiaomi in its appeal has alleged that Ericsson while obtaining the ex-parte injunction order of December 8 did not inform the court that the Chinese mobile maker also made, imported and sold handsets having Qualcomm chipsets for which Qualcomm has obtained a licence from the Swedish company.<br /><br />Xiaomi has contended that it did not infringe Ericsson's patents as Qualcomm has obtained a licence from the Swedish company for its patented technology.<br /><br />This would imply that <b>Xiaomi would be unable to sell 3G-variant of the recently launched Redmi Note </b>(which features a MediaTek chipset) in India, while the Redmi Note 4G can still be sold. <br /><br />Other phones that the company recently sold in India that are still eligible for sale are the Redmi 1S and the Mi 3 handsets, though sales of both had recently been discontinued. <br /><br />It's possible the company will look to take advantage of the new Delhi High Court permission by starting sales of the Redmi Note 4G (which was due to be sold online via Flipkart on via Airtel-brand stores in the second half of December), and perhaps restarting sales of the Redmi 1S if not the Mi 3.<br /><br />The Delhi High Court had on December 8 issued an injunction order that barred Xiaomi from importing and selling devices in India till February 5, which was when the court was due to hear the Ericsson patent infringement case. <br /><br />Xiaomi's Global Vice President, Hugo Barra, had issued a letter to Indian fans saying the company was complying with the injunction order, and was suspending India sales 'until further notice'. <br /><br />The order was passed on the plea of Ericsson that Xiaomi has been violating eight of its patents pertaining to AMR, EDGE and 3G technologies in the field of telecommunication. The court had also issued summons and notice to Xiaomi and Flipkart and directed them to file an affidavit disclosing the number of devices - that are AMR, EDGE and 3G compliant - sold by them in India till date.<br /><br />Ericsson said it had invited Xiaomi to use its Standard essential Patents by obtaining a licence, but instead of doing so, the Chinese manufacturer launched its devices in India in July 2014.<br /><br />A Standard Essential Patent is the patent for the core technology essential to create something of a particular technical standard.<br /><br />In this case, mobile phones cannot be made without the GSM, GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA technologies, which are patented by Ericsson.</span><br /><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">source:- NDTV.com</span></div></div><br />

Delhi HC lifted partial ban on Xiaomi !! now Xiaom can Import and sell Qualcomm-Based Handsets in India

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday has permitted Xiaomi to s ell and import Qualcommchipset-based handsets until January 8 as a temporary measu...

Xiaomi hit by more copycat allegations : this time for upcoming MI Air Purifier !!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">New copycat claims by a Japanese air purifier maker reflect the kinds of challenges Xiaomi will face as its profile rises, slowing down its global expansion and potentially undermining its cool image.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The last couple of months have been a tough time for smartphone sensation Xiaomi, which is becoming a growing target of accusations that increasingly portray the company as China’s leading copycat. The latest such accusations are coming from a Japanese firm, which says its designs were ripped off for a new line of high-tech air purifiers that Xiaomi announced earlier this week. Those allegations come the same week that Xiaomi was penalised in India for illegally using patented technology from telecoms equipment giant Ericsson (Stockholm: ERICb), and two months after Xiaomi was slammed by a top Apple  executive for being China’s copycat supreme.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWANg4B2I9TDEqj_JQsWufBns-rAEyyrWpcAL13md29mD_lSNCbchQBn9yZ1chcdNmSxf1sqIePnqVjmRy-N3MmcQeOEzka4PCtkpkj4kJU-xMr_3L4XkmRFCs2xqPttksxqc4INFaUs/s1600/mi+air+purifier0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWANg4B2I9TDEqj_JQsWufBns-rAEyyrWpcAL13md29mD_lSNCbchQBn9yZ1chcdNmSxf1sqIePnqVjmRy-N3MmcQeOEzka4PCtkpkj4kJU-xMr_3L4XkmRFCs2xqPttksxqc4INFaUs/s1600/mi+air+purifier0.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /><br />According to the latest headlines, a Japanese company called Balmuda is saying its designs were copied in a new line of smart air purifiers announcedby Xiaomi. Balmuda’s accusations cover the external design of the devices, as well as their inner workings. Xiaomi earlier this week announced the air purifiers, which are part of its broader effort to build an ecosystem of Internet- and wifi-connected smart devices that can talk to each other and be controlled remotely by users over their smartphones. <br /><br />Xiaomi has responded to the allegations with its own statement that, like previous replies, looks rather weak to me, saying its air purifiers have many different features from Balmuda’s. Anyone sensing deja vu in this case is probably thinking of the Apple incident back in October, or the more recent copycat allegations from Ericsson earlier this week.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOld77pxxQs0bI-eCJGCeroImm15GywvUEhrlG3h9l32tgTWk2cLsR9GlZcJnh0eC6Xr_2mZs4d8CHyTPD8cu-ljQWPWon4fSPY_nMITM_N8i5O_KOxzDBHSTyiAXzE033iZEnSaj3CjI/s1600/mi+air+purifier03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOld77pxxQs0bI-eCJGCeroImm15GywvUEhrlG3h9l32tgTWk2cLsR9GlZcJnh0eC6Xr_2mZs4d8CHyTPD8cu-ljQWPWon4fSPY_nMITM_N8i5O_KOxzDBHSTyiAXzE033iZEnSaj3CjI/s1600/mi+air+purifier03.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But now that Xiaomi is venturing out into the bigger world, it’s being challenged by international peers, many of which may have valid IP infringement claims. I do expect that Xiaomi will eventually find solutions to many of the complaints, and the company won’t suffer too much from negative publicity. But these clashes could slow down its global expansion, and ultimately undermine its image as a cool Chinese gadget maker</span><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">To read more commentaries from Doug Young, visit </span><a href="http://www.youngchinabiz.com/en/" style="background-color: white; color: #006391; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">youngchinabiz.com</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div></div>

Xiaomi hit by more copycat allegations : this time for upcoming MI Air Purifier !!

New copycat claims by a Japanese air purifier maker reflect the kinds of challenges Xiaomi will face as its profile rises, slowing down its ...

Xiaomi / Flipkart stopped registrations for Redmi Note sale

After the Delhi High Court issued an ex parte injunction again Xiaomi for the alleged infringement of Ericsson’s eight standard essential pa...

Why is Ban on Xiaomi / Mi Phone in India ??

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">WHAT HAPPENED?</b><br style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Delhi high court issued an ex parte injunction against Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, which prevents it from selling its phones in India. This happened after the Swedish telecom giant, Ericsson, filed a case against Xiaomi for Ericsson has accused Xiaomi of violating eight mobile phone patents relating to the technology standards 3G, EDGE and AMR (a technology that improves voice quality).</span><br style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRfs5XYe3jOjXJEY7PQtmnjkB9bkVoqMfQ_wyTGuMDUt9OsYuV_UnMRJX4fSy1rPYhUT3myzrU-8dA23-ry3_weKHj5vZR22x6ayvBN35RpLdUe9gdmSnNVZTsCna057F0-Lf44gIvNQ/s1600/xiaomi-india-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRfs5XYe3jOjXJEY7PQtmnjkB9bkVoqMfQ_wyTGuMDUt9OsYuV_UnMRJX4fSy1rPYhUT3myzrU-8dA23-ry3_weKHj5vZR22x6ayvBN35RpLdUe9gdmSnNVZTsCna057F0-Lf44gIvNQ/s1600/xiaomi-india-2.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The injunction also prevents Xiaomi from advertising, manufacturing and importing devices that infringe upon the patents in question. Flipkart, Xiaomi's exclusive e-commerce partner in India, has been ordered to stop selling the handsets as well.<br /><br /><b>WHAT'S AN EX PARTE INJUNCTION?</b><br />An ex parte injunction is an order passed by a court after hearing only one of the parties involved in a case. This is typically done when the implementation of the order is urgent.<br /><br /><b>SO...WHY WAS IT SO URGENT IN THIS CASE?</b><br />Legal and economic analyst Shamnad Basheer argues on SpicyIP.com that it wasn't. Chances are that these patents are the same ones that Ericsson had mentioned when it filed a lawsuit against Indian phone maker Micromax last year.<br /> Ericsson has also sued other smartphones makers like Gionee, Intex, Samsung and Acer over patents in the past. And yet, these brands continue to sell their devices around the world.<br /><br /><br /><b>WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?</b><br />Xiaomi is the world's third-largest smartphone maker. It entered the Indian market in July 2014 and is famous for its high-end devices at dirt-cheap prices that have left incumbents like Samsung shaking in their boots. The company says it sold about half a million handsets in India,<br /><br />Xiaomi is extremely serious about the Indian market and is keen on investing in Indian startups in addition to selling its devices.<br /><br /><b>WHY DOES ERICSSON HAVE TO FILE A CASE?</b><br />Ericsson, which was one of the leading mobile handset makers in the world at some point, holds over 35,000 standard-essential mobile communication patents, including those that cover 2G, 3G and 4G technologies. Every time someone uses these or any one of the 35,000technologies that Ericsson's patent portfolio covers, the company gets a licensing royalty. If you want make a mobile handset, chances are high that you'll be paying Ericsson some money to license patents for some crucial features (like data transfer over 3G). Yep, it’s got some serious rights, But truely deserves those rights.<br /><br /><b>WHAT ARE STANDARD-ESSENTIAL PATENTS ANYWAY?</b><br />This is a complex topic, but here's a simplistic explanation: a patent is deemed "standard-essential" if an independent evaluator determines that a particular patent is essential to establish a technical standard. Think widely-used file formats like GIFs and JPGs. And cellphone standards like 3G, 4G and LTE.<br /><br /><b>WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT?</b><br />Since this injunction was ex parte, Xiaomi now has a chance to file an appeal in the Delhi High Court, which gives it a chance to negotiate with Ericsson. In a statement to Hindustan Times, Manu Jain, Xiaomi's India head said that the company hadn't even received an official notice from the Delhi High Court yet, but the company was "open to working with Ericsson to resolve this matter amicably."</span></div>

Why is Ban on Xiaomi / Mi Phone in India ??

WHAT HAPPENED? The Delhi high court issued an ex parte injunction against Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, which prevents it from selling i...

Xiaomi clarify/update its stand by A open Letter to Indian Mi Fans

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Delhi High Court on Monday reportedly granted an exparte injunction order against Xiaomi for allegedly infringing on Ericsson's Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).<br /><br /><br />The ex parte injunction against Xiaomi, reported by SpicyIP, stops the Chinese manufacturer from "selling, advertising, manufacturing or importing devices" that infringe upon Ericsson's patents.<br /><br /><img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/12/002455ajgo27cp1okcrg2f.jpg.thumb.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><b>** A Letter to Indian Mi Fans **</b><br /><br />Dear Mi fans,<br /><br />We have been committed to continue our sales of Redmi Note and Redmi 1S devices in India. In the last 2 days alone, we received about 150,000 registrations for Redmi Note on Flipkart and the momentum has been terrific.<br /><br /><br />However, we have been forced to suspend sales until further notice due to an order passed by the Delhi High Court. As a law abiding company, we are investigating the matter carefully and assessing our legal options.<br /><br />Our sincere apologies to all Indian Mi fans! Please rest assured that we’re doing all we can to revert the situation. We have greatly enjoyed our journey with you in India over the last 5 months and we firmly intend to continue it!<br /><br />Stay tuned for more information.<br /><br />Hugo<br />(on behalf of the Mi India team)</span></div>

Xiaomi clarify/update its stand by A open Letter to Indian Mi Fans

The Delhi High Court on Monday reportedly granted an exparte injunction order against Xiaomi for allegedly infringing on Ericsson's Stan...

Ericsson’s Patent Row Turns from Micromax to Xiaomi !! Delhi High Court Restrains Xiaomi From Selling Handsets In India

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Xiaomi has faced another hurdle in its India journey as Delhi High Court banned its sales for now after mobile R&D major Ericsson moved Delhi High Court and got a stay or injunction to the effect over patents row. The next hearing is on February 5, 2015.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyVmUf7a5F6cEuKPytoQnCjSJ3J0rVDX38R588W0y68t9CnnNChkn4Y4IeuZKHzgVw92xMrvmaGB_a-E25eWZkGhFjRf_2JMUq2jMTOtXdbhs1x7wUHFgjts1G2OCbWSm-G-Xdcn3dLg/s1600/xiaomi-india-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLyVmUf7a5F6cEuKPytoQnCjSJ3J0rVDX38R588W0y68t9CnnNChkn4Y4IeuZKHzgVw92xMrvmaGB_a-E25eWZkGhFjRf_2JMUq2jMTOtXdbhs1x7wUHFgjts1G2OCbWSm-G-Xdcn3dLg/s1600/xiaomi-india-2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ericsson, a Stockholm-based IT services company that holds 33,000 granted patents, and No. 1 holder of GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA, and LTE essential patents, has sued Xiaomi over patent violations in the Delhi High Court and got an ex-parte interim injunction or stay to stop Xiaomi’s Tuesday sales on Flipkart.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It may be noted that the Swedish firm Ericsson was given an interim relief in October this year in Micromax case until final disposition of the case in 26 patents violation. “Micromax has asked for agreements/offers by Ericsson with other Indian parties,” observed the court.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By referring to “other Indian parties”, Micromax was able to drag Xiaomi too into the patents’ violation case and it remains to be seen how Xiaomi, which sells these phones in many Asian countries too, will face the case. As of now, pending trial in Micromax case, the Delhi High court has asked it to pay royalty until November 2015.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Similarly, the case in Delhi High Court by Ericsson against Xiaomi Technology and Others in case no. CS(OS) 3775/2014, seeks patents’ protection and royalty payments by Xiaomi for the use of its patents in its Redmi phones.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until and unless Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, gets a higher court to dismiss the injunction order immediately, it is unlikely to sell its Redmi Note phones or the planned online sale of Mi4 smartphones from the next week as the court order purportedly directs custom officials to stop imports and restrain Xiaomi from selling, manufacturing, and advertising its devices in India.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since the next hearing is on February 5, 2015, there is enough room for Xiaomi and Ericsson to negotiate and decide the future course of action but for a flash sale giant like Xiaomi, the loss for one day may mean a loss of Rs.50 to 90 crore via its Tuesday sales on Flipkart.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The case bearing OS9CS) 3775 includes others, which means Flipkart and other sellers like Airtel, which is also set to sell Redmi Note 4G LTE devices via its 100 stores across the country. However, the information is still sketchy and it will be known clearly once the order is made known to all the parties concerened.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; line-height: 28.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, Xiaomi India Head Manu Jain told media that they have not received any official notice from the Delhi High Court but expressed Xiaomi’s willingness to settle the matter amicably. “Our legal team is currently evaluating the situation based on the information we have,” he said.</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e433e; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a statement provided to TechCrunch, Ericsson described Xiaomi’s use of its Standard, Essential Patents (SEPs) as “unfair.” It said its action is “a last resort” after Xiaomi ignored more than three years of communication requests:</span></div><blockquote style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #f9f9f9; border-left-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686c68; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ericsson’s commitment to the global support of technology and innovation is undisputed. It is unfair for Xiaomi to benefit from our substantial R&D investment without paying a reasonable licensee fee for our technology.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After more than 3 years of attempts to engage in a licensing conversation in good faith, for products compliant with the GSM, EDGE, and UMTS/WCDMA standards Xiaomi continues to refuse to respond in any way regarding a fair license to Ericsson’s intellectual property on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Ericsson, as a last resort, had to take legal action.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To continue investing in research and enabling the development of new ideas, new standards and new platforms to the industry, we must obtain a fair return on our R&D investments. We look forward to working with Xiaomi to reach a mutually fair and reasonable conclusion, just as we do with all of our licensees.</span></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e433e; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Xiaomi — which began selling devices in India in July — claimed it had not received correspondence from the high court, but it did state its willingness to discuss the issue with Ericsson:</span></div><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e433e; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div><blockquote style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #f9f9f9; border-left-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 7px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686c68; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1em;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We haven’t received an official note from the Delhi High Court. However, our legal team is currently evaluating the situation based on the information we have.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">India is a very important market for Xiaomi and we will respond promptly as needed and in full compliance with India laws. Moreover, we are open to working with Ericsson to resolve this matter amicably.</span></div></blockquote><div style="background-color: #f9f9f9; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3e433e; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ericsson is said to be negotiating compensation for patents with a number of Indian smartphone makers, and it could be that its dispute with Xiaomi goes the same way</span></div></div>

Ericsson’s Patent Row Turns from Micromax to Xiaomi !! Delhi High Court Restrains Xiaomi From Selling Handsets In India

Xiaomi has faced another hurdle in its India journey as Delhi High Court banned its sales for now after mobile R&D major Ericsson moved ...