(MENAFN) South Korea's No. 1 mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said it has filed a lawsuit against global mobile messenger Viber for violating on four patents held by the company, Yonhap reported.
SK Telecom had sued the popular messenger over alleged violation of four patents. SK dropped one of the cases later, and South Korea's patent office invalidated two others.
"I think I am very optimistic about our chances of winning. Viber does not compete in Korea. We are not big in Korea... We are thinking they are looking for easier target," Viber CEO and founder said.
Viber was launched in 2010 by four Israeli entrepreneurs. It runs on most major platforms including Windows 8, Android, iOS, Blackberry and Nokia. It currently commands some 360 million users from 193 countries.
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