Volkswagen Says Patent Suit by Taiwan’s Acer Is Unfounded

Volkswagen Says Patent Suit by Taiwan’s Acer Is Unfounded
The logo of Taiwanese hardware manufacturer Acer is seen on its booth during the annual Computex computer exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 1, 2016. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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BERLIN—Volkswagen said allegations made against it by Acer were unfounded, after a magazine reported that the Taiwanese computer maker had sued the German carmaker for infringing on its mobile network patents.

German weekly WirtschaftsWoche had reported earlier on Tuesday that Acer had filed a suit in the U.S. state of Virginia, alleging that Volkswagen had only paid for licenses for 2G and 3G patents, but had largely installed mobile phone chips with 4G technology in the past two years.