Huawei and Nokia have announced the renewal of the Patent License Agreement (or Patent License Agreement) between the two brands. However, the two brands did not reveal details of the agreement. Indeed, the terms of the agreement are confidential. Previously, Huawei and OPPO have announced the signing of a global patent cross-licensing agreement. The Oppo – Huawei patent agreement covers basic patents for cellular communication standards. This includes 5G standards. Huawei and Samsung Group also have a similar agreement on their respective standard essential patent sets. Samsung transferred 98 patents it held in the United States to Huawei last month. So far, the South Korean company has transferred a total of 179 patents to Huawei. This is part of the patent agreement between the two companies.
Huawei said, “Usually big brands are both rights holders and users. Thus, licensing between major brands is usually cross-licensing. The payment of license fees depends on the value of the patent and the market conditions of both parties”.
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Huawei has a fair share of global communication
There are reports that around 350 million 5G mobile phones and 15 million smart cars are expected to be authorized by Huawei in 2022. In addition, aaround 30 million broadband access terminals for home users will be licensed. This represents 45% of data exchanges in the world. Connections. Despite the US ban, Huawei has a fair share in global communication. system. The company could have had a lot more, but the United States made sure that was not the case.
Huawei currently owns about 10% of 4G patents worldwide. The company also owns around 20% of the 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and H.266 patents. Besides, it owns about 30% of OTN and 10G PON patents and about 20% of IETF patents.
The company said, “In 2022, we signed more than 20 new or renewed license agreements, including mobile phones, smart cars, networks, IoT, etc. It also has a license to provide advanced patent technology. to well-known car brands such as Audi, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche, Renault, Suzuki, Lamborghini, Subaru and Bentley”.