Huawei Technologies Co. has told Verizon Communications Inc. that the carrier should pay licensing fees for more than 200 of its patents, according to people familiar with the matter, further escalating tensions between the Chinese company and the U.S. A Huawei intellectual property licensing executive wrote to the U.S. wireless carrier in February, telling Verizon it should pay to “solve the patent licensing issue,” according to the people. Verizon isn’t a Huawei customer.
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