Smartphones from OPPO and OnePlus may no longer be sold in Germany, as a result of a ruling by a German court. The two brands have infringed Nokia patents after a previous agreement expired.
OPPO and OnePlus in Germany
Nokia has been proved right for the second time in a row by a German court in a dispute with OnePlus and OPPO over patents. The Mannheim Regional Court ruled that the two Chinese brands infringed Nokia’s patents for 4G and 5G technology.
As a result, OPPO and OnePlus phones should in principle be withdrawn from the market, but the parties are expected to reach an agreement before it actually comes to that. Nokia has sued OPPO and OnePlus in nine countries after a previous licensing agreement expired. OPPO and OnePlus basically use technology without paying patent holder Nokia for it.
129 billion in investments
A Nokia spokesperson responded to Nokiapoweruser On the verdicts: “The court finds that Nokia acted fairly. Despite extensive negotiations, OPPO has refused to buy a license under fair conditions. It has rejected the proposals to settle the deal.”
The Finnish Nokia is a global player in the telecommunications technology market. In recent years, the company has spent a total of 129 billion euros on R&D (research & development, ed.). Earlier, the companies Mercedes and Lenovo also had to dig into the money bag to be able to use the same patents under license.
It often happens that tech companies fail to agree on the terms of a license and then fight it out in court. When a judge decides to remove devices from the market, an agreement usually follows quickly. Last year there was also a legal battle in the Netherlands between KPN and six tech companies and for a while no ASUS phones were allowed to be sold in the Netherlands.
– Thanks for information from Androidworld. Source