The U.S. International Trade Commission announced that a complaint was filed by Samsung Electronics against Ericsson for allegedly infringing on several of Samsung's U.S. patents related to wireless communications equipment. The complaint claims that Ericsson has imported and sold products into the United States that infringe on Samsung's patents for 4G and 5G technologies. Samsung has asked the Commission to investigate these claims and consider issuing orders to exclude Ericsson's products from the U.S. market and to stop further sales. The investigation will determine whether these violations have occurred and if an industry related to these technologies exists or is being established in the U.S.
Simple Explanation
Samsung has told a special group in the U.S. that they believe Ericsson is selling gadgets that use Samsung’s technology without permission. Samsung wants the group to look into it and possibly stop Ericsson from bringing and selling those gadgets in the U.S. if they are found to be using Samsung’s ideas unfairly.