Immersion files patent infringement suits against Xiaomi in Europe and India

Immersion (IMMR) announced that it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against several companies of the Xiaomi-Group (XIACF) in Germany, France and India. Immersion filed complaints against Xiaomi-Group companies and their agents in the Dusseldorf Regional Court in Germany, the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris in France, and the High Court of Delhi, at New Delhi, in India. The complaints allege that Xiaomi’s smartphones, including the Xiaomi 12, infringe Immersion’s patents that cover various uses of haptic effects in connection with such smartphones. Immersion is seeking injunctions that would allow Immersion to prohibit Xiaomi from selling the infringing smartphones in Germany, France and India, as well as costs and damages as compensation for such infringement. "Immersion and its employees are proud of its rich history of almost 30 years of inventing innovative haptic technologies that allow people to use their sense of touch to engage with products and experience the digital world around them. Our intellectual property is relevant to many of the most important ways in which haptic technology is and can be deployed, and, in the case of smartphones, haptics is crucial to an immersive user experience. Many of our licensed customers are market leaders that benefit from our technology," said Eric Singer, CEO of Immersion.