Cisco Files Lawsuit Against Huawei Technologies

Cisco Systems filed a lawsuit against Huawei Technologies and its subsidiaries Huawei America and FutureWei Technologies alleging unlawful copying of Cisco’s intellectual property. In particular, the suit alleges that Huawei unlawfully copied and misappropriated Cisco’s IOS software, including source code, copied Cisco documentation and other copyrighted materials, and infringed numerous Cisco patents. Cisco claims that Huawei’s operating system contains a number of text strings, file names, and even bugs that are identical to those found in Cisco’s IOS source code. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Cisco also served a cease and desist letter on Spot Distribution, a Huawei distributor located in the UK. A copy of the complaint is posted online.
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