Leading smart device company OPPO announced that it has signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement with Nokia covering standard-essential patents in 5G and other cellular communication technologies. Pursuant to the agreement, the parties will resolve all pending litigation in all jurisdictions. The specific terms of the agreement are confidential by mutual agreement.
Feng Ying, Chief Intellectual Property Officer of OPPO, said, “We are pleased to have entered into a global patent cross-licensing agreement with Nokia that includes cross-licensing of 5G standard essential patents. OPPO will share each other’s intellectual property and lay the foundation for future cooperation between OPPO and Nokia. We continue to advocate for a long-term approach to intellectual property that supports the resolution of intellectual property.”
Jenny Lucander, President of Nokia Technologies, said: “We are pleased to have entered into a cross-licensing agreement with OPPO that reflects mutual respect for each other’s intellectual property and Nokia’s investment in R&D and contribution to open standards. OPPO is a partnership with a leading company in the global smartphone market, and we look forward to working together to bring further innovation to users around the world. We aim to stabilize our licensing business.”
OPPO is the primary holder of patents essential to 5G standards and, as a global leader in smart device innovation, both innovates and implements technology standards. As of December 31, 2023, OPPO has deployed 5G communication standard patents in more than 40 countries and regions, with a total of more than 5,900 patent families worldwide, and more than 3,300 5G standard patents declared in ETSI. , has over 11,000 standard documents submitted to 3GPP. . According to the 2023 5G report published by the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT) and the IPlytics report published in October 2023, OPPO is the world’s top company in terms of patent strength essential to 5G standards. is ranked.
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