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US/China: Patent firm avoids China for fear of NDRC arrest

By  |  December 16, 2013

Patent licensing firm InterDigital said Monday company executives are refusing to attend a meeting in China with the nation’s National Development and Reform Commission for fear of being arrested, reports say.

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    The patent licensor is currently under watch by the NDRC for violating the nation’s Anti-Monopoly Law; the company announced the probe last October. According to InterDigital, the company is being probed for filing a complaint to the US International Trade Commission against various Chinese firms accusing them of patent infringement.

    Reports say InterDigital is in a patent battle with Chinese firm Huawei Technologies.

    In a statement, the patent firm said the executives “are simply unable to comply with any investigation that is accompanies by a threat to the safety of our executives.”

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