India to investigate Ericsson in smartphone patent row

India's Competitors Fee (CCI) is to investigate Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson in regard to a dispute over fees levied on Indian group Micromax for the use of Ericsson's patents. Ericsson had sued Micromax in March 2013 for patent infringement and the Indian company spoke back by using submitting a grievance to the CCI, Ericsson said. "The CCI has now made up our minds to refer the case to the director basic for an in-depth investigation," Ericsson said in a remark, including it might absolutely cooperate with the probe. In step with a report on the CCI's website, it’ll investigate whether or not Ericsson fees Micromax an excessive amount of in royalties to make use of its patents.