ZTE turns the tables on Vringo with antitrust complaint in Europe

Chinese phone maker accuses US firm of 'abuse of IPR, patent assets'

Mobile phone maker ZTE Corp's antitrust move in Europe may prompt more Chinese companies to file similar complaints, industry experts said on Friday.

The Shenzhen-based ZTE had on Thursday requested the European Commission to investigate the licensing practices of Vringo Inc, a United States headquartered telecom patent developer, on grounds that Vringo was in violation of the EU's fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms on patent licensing.