Oppo and Nokia have been in conflict over 5G patents for over two years. The issue is over royalties and how much the Chinese manufacturer should pay the Finnish network company, and one consequence of the disagreement has been that the phone maker has been barred from selling its devices in Europe.
The dispute was brought to the First Intermediate People’s Court of Chongqing, asking the court to set global FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) licensing fees. The court’s decision was recently made public and Oppo announced that it agrees with the order and is willing to pay the sum: from $0.707 to $1.151 per unit, depending on different markets.
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This is the first-ever ruling confirming the extent of the overall 5G standard essential patent royalty burden for the mobile industry, Oppo said in a press release. It should provide guidelines for further discussions in the industry, as well as in related fields, such as IoT or smart cars.
The court’s decision does not mean, however, that Nokia agrees with the tariffs. The equipment maker and one of the world’s largest 5G patent holders said it will appeal the ruling, which is “limited exclusively to Chinese jurisdiction and as such represents only one view.”
Nokia added that “courts outside China have confirmed that Oppo is violating its commitments as a user of Nokia technology in open standards,” and the company is confident in its position in the dispute, hoping it will be resolved soon.
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