Nokia and Honor reach 5G patent licensing agreement to eliminate potential litigation risks

News from this site on January 4. According to a statement on Nokia’s official website, Nokia announced on January 4 that it had signed a new patent cross-licensing agreement with Honor, covering the basic inventions of both parties in the field of 5G and other cellular technologies. . The terms of the agreement remain confidential between the parties.

Susanna Martikainen, Chief Licensing Officer for Nokia Mobile Devices, said: "We are delighted to have reached a friendly patent cross-licensing agreement with Honor, one of the leading manufacturers in the Chinese smartphone market. This is the first time Nokia has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement in the past 12 months. The fourth major litigation-free smartphone agreement once again highlights the strength of Nokia’s patent portfolio and decades of contributions to cellular standards and other technologies.”

Global Intellectual Property Responsible for Honor Wenyu Zhou said: "As the holder and implementer of 5G standard essential patents, Honor highly respects intellectual property rights and firmly believes that the reasonable value of intellectual property rights is crucial to the development of the mobile industry. The conclusion of this patent cross-licensing agreement reflects This reflects Honor’s determination to innovate and enable all scenarios, all channels, and all human beings to live intelligently.”

According to previous reports on this site, Nokia has cooperated with OPPO and vivo to develop 5G patents in many regions around the world. litigation. Honor was able to reach an agreement with Nokia, eliminating some concerns about selling in Europe.

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