微软宣称因为去年开始的安卓专利费用争端正在控告三星公司.
在微软起诉三星公司未能支付安卓系统专利费用之后，在纽约法律诉讼已经开始。
这次诉讼是由去年最初开始的两家公司之间的长期的基本意见的不一致而引起的，这标志着微软公司和三星公司的第一次法律之战。
“在2011年，经过数月的艰苦的谈判，三星公司自愿达成和微软公司相互特许网际协议的有法律约束力的合同---这份协议对双方都有利。”史密斯·霍华德（微软副总裁兼微软公开声明的总顾问职务）解释。
尽管安卓系统实际上是Google公司的产品，但是微软公司却声称拥有这款移动运营系统相关的专利权。
因为特许的相关费用，微软公司已经和包括三星(Samsung)，宏达（HTC）以及Z中兴（ZTE）在内的25个公司打了交道。
在成为世界智能手机的领导品牌之后，三星去年底决定不再遵守和微软公司签订的协定。
在2013年9月，在微软宣称其获得了诺基亚设备和服务业务，三星公司以这次业务的获得为借口毁约。
Microsoft has announced it is suing Samsung over Android patent fee dispute started last year.
Legal action has been started in New York after Microsoft accused Samsung of failing to pay Android patent fees.
Marking the first time Microsoft has entered into a legal battle with Samsung, the action has come out of a long running “fundamental disagreement” between the two companies originally started last year.
“In 2011, after months of painstaking negotiation, Samsung voluntarily entered into a legally binding contract with Microsoft to cross-license IP – an agreement which has been extremely beneficial for both parties”, explained David Howard, Corporate VP and Deputy General Counsel for Microsoft in a public statement.
Although Android is actually Google property, Microsoft claims ownership of hundreds of patent relating to the mobile operating system.
Microsoft has deals with over 25 companies including Samsung, HTC and ZTE for license related fees. But Samsung has decided it is not paying up any more.
“After becoming the leading player in the worldwide smartphone market, Samsung decided late last year to stop complying with its agreement with Microsoft. In September 2013, after Microsoft announced it was acquiring the Nokia Devices and Services business, Samsung began using the acquisition as an excuse to breach its contract.”
